Hatewatch Headlines 8/28/2015
Virginia shootings become fodder in ‘race war’ talk; Trump disavows endorsement by David Duke; Fox News’ situational reporting on hate crimes; and more.
Vocative: Hate groups use Virginia shooting of white reporter, cameraman by black man as call to arms in ‘race war.’
NBC News: Donald Trump says he doesn’t want David Duke’s endorsement.
Imagine 2050: Frank Gaffney’s anti-Muslim think tank sponsors rally featuring Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.
Washington Post: The Trump phenomenon and the European populist radical right.
WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN): Former Millersville police officers sue city over racial discrimination.
Media Matters: Whether Fox News acknowledges a hate crime depends upon the race of the shooter.
Citizens Voice (Luzerne County, PA): KKK distributes flyers in Wilkes-Barre neighborhoods in recruitment effort.
Think Progress: Denver lawmaker posts screenshots of racist, threatening hate mail after he criticized Chick-Fil-A.
City Weekly (Salt Lake City, UT): New report links Utah Republican legislator to antigovernment groups through land-use agitation.
Tampa Bay Times (FL): Railing against birthright citizenship? We’ve heard it all before.
