A Message for My Son
This Father's Day - what one father wants his American-born son to understand about hate.
Today in History
Today in History features stories that probe the past and investigate the present to better understand the roots and rise of hate.
Omen: The Lessons of Oklahoma City
Twenty-seven years after the Oklahoma City bombing, the far-right extremist threat continues to grow and threatens national security ...
Today in History: We Remember March 16th, 2021
One year ago, eight people were killed in a shooting spree targeting three separate nail salons in metro Atlanta. Six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent.
Today in History: Antisemitism, an American Problem
When, if ever, Americans think of antisemitism, they think of the Holocaust. By the time students find their way to my American University course in Holocaust history, they have read The Diary of Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel’s Night. They…
Today in History: The Father Coughlin Story
Known as “the radio priest,” he was the first mass media demagogue. Foreshadowing today's social media reach and influence, Father Charles Edward Coughlin held millions of American radio listeners in his thrall, playing to their fears while also stoking their…
Black History Month: “Reflection, Celebration, and Repair”
Racial Justice Activist and Western States Center Executive Director, Eric Ward has tracked and responded to bigoted violence across the country for nearly four decades.
Today in History: Reading the Holocaust 77 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz
As we mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz – there are fewer Holocaust survivors in our midst.
Today in History: “The Silent Shore”
On December 4, 1931, a mob of white men in Salisbury, Maryland, lynched and set ablaze a twenty-three-year-old man named Matthew Williams.
Today in History: Who Tells Our Stories?
Discovering part of the Ringelblum Archives under the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto: December 1, 1950.
Today in History: “We Hold the Rock”: The Occupation of Alcatraz and the Native American Fight for Sovereignty in the Age of Fracture
For the 52nd anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz and in honor of Native American Heritage Month, with Mark Charles
Today in History: Kristallnacht — “The Night of Broken Glass”
November 9, 1938, a violent Nazi mob viciously attacked Jewish communities of Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
“Modern-Day Nazi fighter” Amy Spitalnick on Suing After Charlottesville (Q+A)
Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America (IFA), the civil rights nonprofit behind the landmark lawsuit against the hate groups responsible for the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.