(For the main story on the increase of hate groups and incidents in Wisconsin, click here. By Mukhtar Ibrahim, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks “hate” groups nationwide, has identified nine such groups operating in Wisconsin. It defines these groups as having “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an […]
Across Wisconsin, recent increases in hate, bias incidents spark concern
By Mukhtar Ibrahim, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin has not been immune to the national increase in hate and bias-related acts, nor has it escaped the growth in the number of hate groups nationally. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), an Alabama-based nonprofit which tracks hate crimes and hate groups nationwide, said it has […]