Hatewatch Headlines 2/20/2018
The National Hockey League deals with racial taunts from fans; a KKK robe is sold at auction during Black History Month; anti-KKK fliers are turning up in Indiana, and more.
The $1,300 purchase price of a KKK robe in an estate auction went to a Nigerian student after a citizen raised a ruckus.
听 After hockey fans are ejected for racist taunts, Blackhawks lone black player 鈥渢here鈥檚 a lot more racism than you guys think.鈥
:听 Hyatt Hotels says it will host a two-day conference in September for Act for America, the nation鈥檚 largest anti-Muslim hate group.
:听 The editorial board of听The Harvard Crimson听has accused a campus Christian group of giving 鈥渁 platform to homophobia, conversion therapy, and hate鈥 after an ex-gay Christian woman spoke to the organization.
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison faces questions about his relationship with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the black nationalist and antisemitic conspiracy theorist.
Anti-KKK flyers and graffiti are turning up on businesses in Lafayette, Indiana.
听 A black man describes how he convinced a Ku Klux Klan听imperial wizard to renounce his membership in the racist group.
Evangelical ethics are being rewritten as the religious right embraces Donald J. Trump, including his comments on racists.
听New 鈥渞eligious exemption鈥 laws in various states represent a thinly-veiled assault against the rights of LGBT people.
听 These are must-see movies to celebrate Black History Month.
Conspiracy celebrity Alex Jones says the Florida high school shooting may be a 鈥渇alse flag鈥 and Democrats are suspects.
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