Houston Matters
Lessons From Six Years Embedded With White Supremacist Groups
Posted on · Journalist Vegas Tenold talks about his book, "Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America."
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Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Ex-Felons As Candidates, And Embedded With White Supremacists (Dec. 2, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The latest on the runoff race for Houston City Council District B, the latest efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, lessons from six years studying white supremacist groups, and the latest on Houston sports.
News
Texas-Based Group Drove Nationwide Spike In White Supremacist Activity In 2018
Posted on · White supremacist propaganda nearly tripled last year compared to 2017. Patriot Front, a group with Houston ties, was responsible for more than a quarter of the activity.
News
PBS Frontline Documentary Follows Neo-Nazi Group To Houston
Posted on · ‘Documenting Hate: New American Nazis’ premiered on Tuesday.
Arts & Culture
For Ron Stallworth, Infiltrating The KKK Was Just Part of The Job
Posted on · The real-life detective whose story inspired Spike Lee’s movie Blackkklansman tells Houston Matters about the investigation and its relevance today.
Houston Matters
The Legacy Of James Byrd, Jr. 20 Year After His Lynching
Posted on · Twenty years later, Houston Matters discusses the hate crimes legislation Byrd's vicious murder inspired.
News
UPDATE: RNC Resolution Condemns White Supremacists
Posted on · The Republican National Committee is headed toward adoption of a resolution condemning white supremacists, at the strong urging of the party's national chairwoman but also with groans from some party activists.
News
UPDATE: Texas A&M Cancels Planned White Nationalist Rally
Posted on · An announcement on the House floor by Republican Rep. John Raney said Chancellor John Sharp had opted to scuttle the event set for Sept. 11 because of concerns police would be stretched thin providing security.
Houston Matters
Houston’s Response To Charlottesville Violence
Posted on · Rallies were held across the country Sunday night -- including at Houston City Hall -- to support victims of violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday.
Good, Bad and Ugly
White Supremacist Rally and Campus Carry Lawsuit: The Good, Bad & Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on a […]
Houston Matters
The History of Hate Groups in Greater Houston
Posted on · There’s much of any community’s history worth celebrating – famous events, positive developments, landmarks established, people to champion. But history is also filled with unsavory characters and moments. And it’s just as important – some would say more important – to remind ourselves of those negative aspects of our community’s history. Among them are, of […]