- Man yells ‘Heil Hitler!’ during a performance of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. CNN
- Georgia legislator, arrested at work, says she was ‘singled out as a Black female senator’. HuffPost
- People of color and low-income residents most vulnerable to wildfire impacts. KQED
- White women saunter around in hoodies to prove Tennessee mall’s policy targets Black people. Raw Story
- Donald Trump left out Hindus when tweeting about a mainly Hindu holiday. Vox
- Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker once said Jews, Muslims and atheists should not be federal judges. Newsweek
- Tweet by Shaun King. @shaunking
- President Trump’s verbal assaults against Black reporters, candidates and lawmakers have renewed criticism that the president employs insults rooted in racist tropes aimed at making his African American targets appear unintelligent, untrustworthy and unqualified. Washington Post
- “Went to a Bat Mitzvah today, which was lovely. But as it was starting, the rabbi took time — in a very measured voice — to point out all the exits, including the emergency exits, so people would know how to leave the synagogue if necessary. That’s new.” @ddiamond
- Tweet by Ava DuVernay on the chemical company poisoning Black people in Louisiana. @ava
- Police fatally shoot Black security guard who detained shooting suspect. NPR
- Hate crimes increased by 17% in 2017. CNN
- Sherrilyn Ifill: When Trump attacks one Black woman, we all feel it. Washington Post
- “On his way out the door, Sessions issued guidelines to limit scope, duration & effectiveness of consent decrees which are used in all types of civil rights cases, including those addressing police abuse & misconduct. Sessions was true to form until bitter end.” @LeslieProll
- VIDEO: women haranguing a Black man standing on a bench holding a Gillum shirt. @ARAEveryDay
- Man arrested for “terroristic” death threats against CNN’s Don Lemon. CBS News
- Fueled by Trump tweets and unfounded claims of voter fraud, dozens of protesters gathered outside the Broward County elections headquarters in a rowdy scene that led staff to call police for protection. Tampa Bay Times
- Tweet by Sherrilyn Ifill. @Sifill_LDF
- Deployed inside the United States: the military waits for the migrant caravan. New York Times
- Because of their military service, Black veterans were seen as a particular threat to Jim Crow and racial subordination. Thousands of black veterans were assaulted, threatened, abused, or lynched following military service. @thecrisismag
- The Wisconsin high schoolers’ Hitler salute and the problem of “ironic” Nazism. Vox
- A senator refuses to apologize for joking about ‘public hanging’ in a state known for lynchings. Washington Post
- Leslie Proll on Twitter. @LeslieProll
- Woman beaten in subway station by man yelling racially charged words. NBC New York
- Take Action Chapel Hill on Twitter. @takeactionch
- Activists take aim at anti-LGBTQ ‘hate group,’ Alliance Defending Freedom. NBC News
- “The president, whose father faced hearings for abusing federal housing loan programs, believes without evidence that Puerto Rico is misusing disaster relief to pay down debt.” @maggieNYT
- Two women of color won state supreme court races — and sadly, that’s progress. Brennan Center for Justice
- Nazis and white supremacists are stalking and harassing activists in Asheville, NC. Asheville Solidarity
AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
97-Year-Old Betty Reid Soskin: ‘I Helped to Create the Future I’m Privileged to Now Be Living In’
Meet the Native American Woman Who Beat the Sponsor of North Dakota’s ID Law
House Republicans-elect look pretty different from House Democrats-elect
Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home
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