(WIB) – Threats against Black colleges, institutions, and political leaders escalated after the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. When the shooter was identified as a white man, the toxic rhetoric on right-wing social media continued unabated — with no statements of concern by the Trump Administration, even as it seeks to brand liberal critics.
The wave of racist vitriol led the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to issue a statement condemning the comments as “terroristic threats.” Understand that the calls for violent retaliation — and even civil war — resonate loudly in a Black community exposed to racial violence over generations with impunity. Especially with the rise of right-wing militia groups that practice flash convergence in cities with diverse populations like Boston.
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