Ku Klux Klan

Racial Healing: Conquering the "Legalized Lies" of Racism

Zahra Khan | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living


Zahra Khan

Like a torch that lights the way for many lifeboats seeking shore, Obama's "glow" helps bring people of color home.

The Past Is Never Dead

Alison Teal | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver


Alison Teal

A new book is a true story about the 2007 trial of klansman James Ford Seale for the hideous murder of two young black men in 1964.

Another September Terror Strike to Remember

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


Kenneth C. Davis

September 15, like September 11, deserves to be remembered. On this day in 1963, a murderous bombing took the lives of innocent Americans -- four children.

HuffPost Review: Prom Night in Mississippi

Katya Wachtel | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment


Katya Wachtel

Morgan Freeman attempts to coax a revolution in his hometown of Charleston, Mississippi, where the local high school still has segregated proms.

KKK Photos: What Today's Klan Looks Like

LIFE | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Text from Life.com: The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a chilling report: Americans, it said, can expect an upsurge in "rightwing ext...

In Which I Extend An Olive Branch to White Supremacists

Patrick Sauer | Posted 07.20.2009 | Comedy


Patrick Sauer

I found out that I too had been the discussion amongst the Hitler-loving crowd. I've decided to do something about it: start a dialogue, bridge the gap, and find common ground.

Glenn Beck Spins the Holocaust Museum Shooting

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media


Joseph A. Palermo

Somewhere behind Beck's talking points there is real thinking going on. No one should dismiss Beck as a hack or "entertainer." He is a propagandist.

Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

In all the hoopla over Judge Sonia Sotomayor being nominated to the Supreme Court, there is one interesting side story that the media is largely ignor...

Australian Soccer Team Apologizes For Using KKK Pics

Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


Australia's Torquay Tigers Football Club is finding itself mired in controversy following the clumsy use of Ku Klux Klan images to promote an event ca...

David Duke, Former KKK Leader, Detained In Prague

AP | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


PRAGUE — Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was detained by police in the Czech Republic on Friday on suspicion of denying the Holocaust. Po...

Here's To Obama and All of Us: We've Come A Long, Long Way!

Sandy Goodman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Sandy Goodman

I still remember the clicking of the marchers' heels as they moved into the Birmingham's business district, and, just then, the roar of a police motorcycle as it cut in front of King and Abernathy, halting the protest.

Obama's No Joke to Al Qaida and KKK

Monroe Anderson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago


Monroe Anderson

As it turns out, Obama's historic election as the first black leader of the free world has haters all over the planet in a bind.

At McCain Rallies, America Seems Close To Revisiting Its History Of Political Violence

Ellis Dean | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Ellis Dean

In the video of a McCain event, a small, solemn group of patriots - average age about 75 - sings a chorus of "God Bless America," as if to inoculate themselves against the idea that a "colored boy" (insert your own euphemism) might possibly defile the White House with his presence.

Ballsy Politics, Literally

Lea Lane | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Lea Lane

I know, I know: dismissing Sarah Palin and all her baggage seems like a -- excuse-the-expression -- no-brainer. But if you think dubious distinctio...

Can a Civil Rights/Feminist Presidential Union Put John Edwards on the Supreme Court?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

The word is consensus. It is hard to achieve. But then it's even harder to beat.