Oklahoma Senate Bill 361 claims to “protect free speech” on Oklahoma’s public college campuses by requiring administrators to allow all lawful expressions of speech — regardless of content — while simultaneously forbidding any responsive protests or opposition. The bill passed the state Senate March 13 on a 36-9 vote and has now been referred to […]
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Commentary: Fighting hate
In November 2018, former Oklahoma Gazette reporter Ben Luschen found one while hiking near Cushing and took a photo on his cellphone. Then, shortly before Christmas, the sticker for the white identitarian/hate group Identity Evropa began appearing in prominent locations throughout the Oklahoma City metro area, showing up in Midtown, Nichols Hills, downtown Edmond and […]
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Battling hate
The Changing Face of Hatred 7 p.m. Aug. 2 Emanuel Synagogue 900 NW 47th St. tiaok.org 405-237-8426 $35-$45 Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma and Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City are teaming up for a free one-time event to educate its attendees on the ways they can become better suited to handle the prevalence of prejudiced […]
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Fist fight
A logo of brass knuckles and a mission statement some believed romanticized the state’s land run history helped contribute to widespread social media suspicion the fledgling Defend OKC T-shirt and lifestyle brand represented — or at least was sympathetic to — white supremacist ideals. The brand has repeatedly refuted the association. “I’ve explicitly reiterated to […]
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Barak Goodman’s Oklahoma City documentary explores the far-right anger that inspired Timothy McVeigh
The film screens Friday-Sunday at Oklahoma City Museum of Art and airs 8 p.m. Tuesday on PBS affiliates nationwide.
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Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2016
Changes to lottery payout system could provide schools with needed funds.
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Cover Story: Making America hate again? Hate and extremist group activity on the rise
For many people, including the 1 in 4 Oklahomans each year who marry a member of a different race, “separatist” versus “supremacist” is a distinction without a difference. Intolerance, discrimination and segregation are simply different shades of the same things: extremism and hate. Despite its avowed passivity and public disavowal of hate as a community […]