MetroFocus: September 21, 2021
A study conducted earlier this year found the number of domestic terror plots and attacks is at the highest levels in decades.
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Exploring Hate Presents: Three Virtual Town Halls on Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation
Join us for three town halls about conspiracy theories that never die, racist scapegoating throughout history, and disinformation that threatens democracy today.
Today in History: 9/11 Twenty Years Later
Twenty years after 9/11, Zainab Zeb Khan reflects on the work she's done for the Muslim American community over the last two decades.
‘Anti-LGBT ideology zones’ are being enacted in Polish towns
Poland's right-wing populist leader Andrzej Duda came to power last year on a platform decrying a ‘LGBT-ideology.’
How this NJ man’s hate-filled rants won him an ‘alt-right’ following
His online tirades swiftly got him noticed in the world of far-right extremism. Then the FBI came knocking.
FBI launches hate-crime awareness campaign in New Jersey
The goal is to get people to report hate crimes — officials say the majority of those crimes go unreported.
Today In History: The Lynching of Leo Frank
Laying bare the disturbing reality of antisemitism and antisemitic conspiracies in America, the trial and lynching both reignited the KKK.
Today in History: The Legacy of “Strange Fruit” (Op-Ed)
“Far from being dated, 'Strange Fruit' in 2021 seems more relevant, and resonant, than ever.”
New POV doc explores the history of Confederate statues — and why they divide us
Comedian and journalist C.J. Hunt joins to discuss his new POV documentary, “The Neutral Ground,” which explores the burning issues of Confederate statues.
Exploring Hate on Eastern Long Island
Exploring Hate on Eastern Long Island is a special WLIW-FM 30-minute program and part of “Exploring Hate,” a reporting initiative from The WNET Group on antisemitism, racism and extremism. Host Julian Phillips moderates a panel of experts who have devoted their careers to addressing the…
Extremist anti-government squatter removed by SWAT team from Newark home
A SWAT team was involved in removing a squatter from a Newark woman’s home. The squatter is part of what’s known as the sovereign citizen movement.
Germany’s Neo Nazis & The Far Right | PROMO
FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism and violence in Germany. The documentary traces how extremists have carried out terror plots and attacks on Jews and migrants, infiltrated the security services, and what authorities are doing to confront the growing…