Myriad unfounded claims have flooded social media — On the same night as the video of Tyre Nichols’s brutal murder at the hands of more than 5 cops was released, tons of misinformation flooded social media about the event. Unsubstantiated rumors began to flood social media about Nichols having an affair with one of the police officer’s wives…

The horrifying video of Tyre Nichols’s murder speaks to the growing systemic issues with modern-day policing — The brutal torture and murder of Tyre Nichols is beyond shocking. It’s traumatic to the nation at large. The only exception falls with racists who enjoy this type of thing — yes, they are out there. Yet, however troubling the footage is, witnessing it is necessary to document the brutal…

Attacks on infrastructure and healthcare providers alongside homophobic and transphobic protests across the country signal a terrifying near future — Domestic terrorism in the United States is on the rise and the increase in hateful rhetoric only promises to exacerbate the trend. With the World Economic Forum (WEF) underway, cries of anti-Semitism are peaking yet again. …

While parallels exist between what happened in Brazil to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, it’s much deeper than that — Former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, was ousted by voters in late October and replaced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). Returns from the election showed Lula beating Bolsonaro with 50.9% of the vote to 49.1%. However, Bolsonaro supporters have been arguing that the election was stolen. …

Popular extremist personalities like Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are bringing hate from the fringes into the mainstream — I often say that hate is big business. Because it is, it sells. It seems many white folks don’t want to make an effort to understand people from the most diverse regions on the planet. Most refuse to see the US for the multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial society that it…

Reports making it seem like things are out of control at the Southern border are driving anti-Black and anti-Latino xenophobia — Join Medium with my referral link - Arturo Dominguez Read every story from Arturo Dominguez (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly…extremearturo.medium.com Legacy media outlets are driving a dangerous narrative that will inevitably lead to the targeting of Black and Latino communities. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Data Explorer, anti-Black hate crimes continue to dominate statistics. While the FBI says attacks fell significantly from 2020 to 2021, it…

How a terrifying experience gave me gratitude to carry into 2023 — This essay is in response to the “Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?” writing prompt from Our Human Family. Recently, our entire family was struck with COVID. Me, my wife, kids, grandkids (including my granddaughter who’s a preemie), and maybe even the dog. It was bad. It hit us all like…

Elon Musk, Dave Chapelle, and Kanye West are case studies in how young men are recruited by hate groups online — Many people wonder how Dave Chapelle, a once brilliant comedian, Elon Musk, the man with arguably more fanboys than anyone on the planet, and Kanye West, a self-proclaimed genius, embraced bigotry as part of their persona. What makes these three men stand out, however, is their fame and notoriety; their…

Woke comes from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). It means to be alert to racial prejudice and discrimination against the Black community. — Did you know that the term "stay woke" dates back to the 1930s? Back then, it had the same basic meaning referring to awareness of social and political issues affecting Black people. It was first mentioned in music in a recording by Lead Belly. Decades later, Erykah Badu mentioned it…