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CSUSB professor comments on racist flyers inserted into newsletters in San BernardinoThe SunFeb. 15, 2018
The newspaper reported on flyers promoting a white supremacist group that were inserted in plastic bags with an advertising-based newsletter in a San Bernardino neighborhood. The black-and-white flyer had the profile of a white woman, looking upward with flowing blond hair below large block letters seeming to shout, “Love Your Race.” Underneath the photo was the logo and website address for the National Alliance.
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, described the alliance as a neo-Nazi group whose flyers have turned up nationwide. He said it is “not too unusual for members of these groups to put these kinds of messages inside other publications.”
Read the complete article at “Flyers with ‘racist tone’ delivered on San Bernardino doorsteps have residents ‘floored.’”
Wisconsin public radio interviews CSUSB criminal justice professor about Florida shooting suspect’s ties to white nationalist groupWisconsin Public RadioFeb. 15, 2018
The Anti-Defamation League confirmed on Feb. 15 that the suspect in the Feb. 14 deadly school shooting in Florida has ties to a white nationalist organization. Wisconsin Public Radio spoke with Brian Levin,, professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, about the news and what it could signal.
Listen to the interview at “Suspect in Florida school shooting had ties to white nationalist group.”
NOTE: After the interview was posted, other news media reported that, despite a representative of the white nationalist group saying the shooting suspect was a member, Florida law enforcement have not yet found ties between the two (these were retweeted by Levin at @ProfLevin):
- Huffington Post: “Evidence linking alleged Florida shooter to white supremacist group is really thin” and
- Tallahasee (Fla.) Democrat: “Local law enforcement: No ties between militia and Florida high school shooter.”
This news clip and others may be found at “In the Headlines” on the Inside CSUSB website.