Houston, TX, December 8, 2016…The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism has identified at least six active Houston-area white supremacists who attended or participated in some way in Richard Spencer’s appearance at Texas A&M University earlier this week, and has published that information in a blog. Among those identified: Neo-Nazi and former racist skinhead Preston Wiginton who sponsored and acted as
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is concerned about plans for white supremacist Richard Spencer to speak at Texas A&M University and is working with student leaders and others at A&M to prepare for his appearance. “We know about Richard Spencer’s planned appearance at Texas A&M and we are providing background and resources to students and concerned individuals and groups at the university
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemns the murder of San Antonio Police Detective Benjamin Marconi during a traffic stop November 20, and hopes the perpetrator of this attack will be brought to justice. “We are shocked and saddened by this cold-blooded killing of Detective Marconi,” said ADL Southwest Regional Director Dayan Gross. “We send our deepest condolences to San Antonio
According to media stories, bullying has increased in the Houston Independent School District. The district says there were nearly 400 bullying reports in the 2015-2016 school year, up from 115 the year before. District officials say the uptick could be the result of better reporting, but the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) believes even one bullying incident is one too many. Studies
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and a criminal justice system in which African Americans and Latinos are much more likely than whites to be stopped, arrested, charged with crimes, and serve long prison sentences. What impact does this have on Houston and our country, why should we care and what can we do about
