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Combating White Supremacy

The history of white supremacy is deeply connected to the American South—but the South is also the home to some of the fiercest and most successful opponents of structural racism. Every other week we'll be bringing you stories that highlight everyday Southerners confronting white supremacy and anti-Blackness in their communities with creative strategies, dedicated coalition-building, and unwavering commitment.

Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Talking about mass shootings involves silence about American history

by Brandon R. Byrd April 13, 2018October 27, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Political triggers for a Black American gun club

by Amien Essif April 10, 2018October 27, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

White people who want to end gun violence need to combat white supremacy

by David Straughn March 21, 2018October 27, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

"It's going to take resoluteness": Elizabeth Sanders on uprooting white supremacy in Central Appalachia and beyond

by R. Garringer January 9, 2018October 4, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The Lady and the land: Esther Calhoun leads The Black Belt Citizens in the fight against environmental racism in rural Alabama

by Salaam Green December 26, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Working with discomfort: Kari Points & Evangeline Weiss's tactics for helping white women challenge white supremacy

by Lizzy Hazeltine December 12, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Love notes and protests

by Isaac S. Villegas December 5, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The Master's Tools

by Xandria Phillips November 29, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'The idea that we are an inferior race allows the U.S. government to do whatever they want.' Jorge Diaz organizes for a decolonized Puerto Rico.

by Lewis Raven Wallace November 28, 2017September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

I Will Tell You Something

by James McManus November 27, 2017December 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Read, Watch, Listen, Do: a resource guide for understanding white supremacy

by Scalawag Editors November 17, 2017April 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Editorial: We're talking about white supremacy and anti-Blackness (and you should too)

by Scalawag Editors November 2, 2017April 16, 2021
Posted inSCALAWAG UPDATES

Announcing Scalawag's combating white supremacy initiative

by Scalawag Team November 2, 2017April 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—And It's Mostly White

by Michael Schulson October 31, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

White skin

by Isaac S. Villegas September 26, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

White churches "aren't naming racism as a sin," says Rob Lee

by Sammy Hanf September 14, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

By the Numbers: Enforcing immigration in the Tar Heel state

by Felicia Arriaga September 12, 2017September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Two poems: "The Ancestral Wombyn" and "Whispers From the Womb"

by Alexandra Butler September 6, 2017December 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Durham activists rally to support those charged with felonies for pulling down a confederate statue

by Lauren Barber August 23, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

I witnessed terrorism in Charlottesville from a foot away

by David Straughn August 16, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

By the numbers: Skin tone and racial advantage

by Robert L. Reece August 8, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Oath Keepers seek 'warrior class' in North Carolina

by Jordan Green June 25, 2017November 12, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Black futures and Black places

by Danielle Purifoy May 28, 2017September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Want to beat racism? Stop labeling people as racists, and start asking better questions.

by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva February 7, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The South knows about White backlash. Here's what Reconstruction can teach us about today's crisis.

by David Eil February 1, 2017January 6, 2021
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Two poems: Ohio River & Border State of Denial

by Jeremy Michael Clark January 25, 2017December 3, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Photo essay: Southerners shut down the Klan

by Zoe Litaker December 7, 2016September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Dealing with Donald Trump's America

by Katherine Demby November 21, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

This is about White supremacy

by Sarah Bufkin November 14, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The work that lies ahead

by Jesse Williams November 11, 2016October 1, 2020

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