Scarsella Trial – Part Four: Shooting Victims Testify

Minneapolis, MN – White supremacist Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella shot five unarmed Black protesters in North Minneapolis on November 23, 2015. Protests for Jamar Clark, who was executed by the Minneapolis Police on November 15, led to an outdoor occupation of the 4th Precinct police station,…

Scarsella Trial – Part Three: Jury Sees Videos Around Mass Shooting

Minneapolis, MN – In November of 2015, gun enthusiast and racist 4channer Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella physically trolled Jamar Clark protests with a firearm two times in four days. During his second visit he brought three friends with him, they got into an altercation and Allen…

Picket Line and Call-in Campaign to Cancel Turning Point USA Conference

Denver, CO – A campaign is underway asking the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver to cancel the Turning Point USA Western Conference scheduled for March 18-19. The call-out to picket was made by the Denver Action Network with the following information in their event page.…

Scarsella Trial – Part Two: “In hindsight it was very stupid”

Minneapolis, MN – Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella, an avowed racist, white supremacist, white nationalist and firearms enthusiast, shot five people in North Minneapolis on November 23, 2015. That night, Scarsella and a group of like-minded friends had gone to the ongoing Jamar Clark protest to “poke…

Minneapolis ‘Resisting the Muslim Ban’ Community Meeting Draws Hundreds

Minneapolis, MN – On January 29th, hundreds of Minneapolis residents came together at Brian Coyle Community Center in the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood of Minneapolis. One of the speakers at the night’s event would refer to Brian Coyle as “the heart and home of the Minneapolis…

Ogden Street Nazis Exposed In Denver’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood

Denver, CO – Capitol Hill residents discovered fliers last week, tucked into their car windshields and posted throughout the Denver neighborhood, alerting them to white supremacists living nearby with warnings to “please be aware and stay safe”.
We spoke with one resident who received a…

DAPL Construction Nears US Army Corps Land While Still Lacking Permits

Oceti Sakowin, ND – Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) within Morton County, North Dakota is almost complete. The pipeline has now reportedly progressed to within half a mile of land owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, which would require permits that…

Twin Cities Community Sends Message that MN State #AintFair

St. Paul, MN – Up to 100 people disrupted the main gates to the Minnesota State Fair and surrounding traffic for over two hours on Saturday afternoon with messages of Justice for Philando Castile and Black Lives Matter.

Community Members Disrupt Fair Entrance

On the…

Marcus Garvey’s Birthday Celebration Unites Community

Denver, CO – On Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 the National Black United Front and All-African Liberation sponsored an event entitled “Dialogue-4-Survival: A Tribute to Marcus Garvey”. The event took place at the Crossroads Theater in the Five Points District, a historically Black neighborhood known as…

No Charges Filed in Denver Police Killing of Unarmed Dion Avila Damon

Denver, CO – On Friday, August 12th, 2016, the office of Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey released a statement announcing that no criminal charges would be filed against Denver Police Technician Jeff Motz, who shot and killed Dion Avila Damon during a police ambush.
Damon…

Josie Valadez Fraire Sage Smudging Case Dismissed

Denver, CO – On Monday, August 1st, 2016 the case against Josie Valadez Fraire was dismissed. The 22-year-old Indigenous woman was detained and ticketed for burning sage at a counter-Trump protest in July.

“The police told me I disobeyed a lawful order to put out…

RNC Day 1 – Hundreds March Against Trump & Poverty

Cleveland, OH – Day one of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland was filled with thousands more police than protesters. Two separate protests amassed in rallies attended by hundreds that then marched through the streets chanting against Trump.
The first planned march started with…

Sekou Kambui – Life After 47 Years as a Political Prisoner

Denver, CO – It has been two years since Sekou Kambui was released from the Alabama prison system after spending 47 years of his life incarcerated. He and fellow Human Rights activist Audri Scott Williams spoke in Denver on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at an…

Major Neo-Nazi Merchandise Distributor Exposed in Denver Metro Area

7/12/16- Wheat Ridge, CO- Information published earlier this week as part of an investigation by the anti-fascist organization Rocky Mountain Antifa has exposed the inner workings of what may be the largest neo-Nazi and white supremacist merchandise distribution business in North America.
MSR Productions claims…

Bail Motion Denied for White Supremacist 4th Precinct Shooter

Minneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, July 6th, 2016, Allen “Lance” Scarsella appeared in court for a bail hearing for shooting 5 unarmed Black men at a protest against the police’s execution of Jamar Clark in November of 2015. The motion to reduce his bail was…

Denver Police Attend Seminar Given By Anti-Muslim Trump Consultant

UPDATE (3/19/17)- After Donald Trump was inaugurated as president in January 2017, he brought Sebastian Gorka into his White House to serve as a national security advisor.  On March 16, the Jewish news website Forward exposed Gorka as a longtime member of Vitézi Rend, a Nazi allied Hungarian…

Cultural Appropriation & Racism Highlighted at Minnesota High School

Prior Lake, MN – During the week of May 9th, students at Prior Lake High School (PLHS) attended classes adorned in dashikis, which were worn during a choir performance that took place the weekend before. Students posted pictures of themselves in the dashikis to social media and…

Hiding Hate Crimes: Prosecutor Goes Easy on Attempted Murderers

Minneapolis, MN – On March 15th, 2016 white-supremacist Allen Lance Scarsella appeared in court for being the shooter of 5 unarmed Black protestors at the #Justice4Jamar protests in late November 2015. His case was continued until June 13, giving Scarsella’s side time to review evidence.…

#Justice4Jamar Assailants Net Minor Charges; Camp Braces for Police Action

Disappointment could be heard from supporters of the #Justice4Jamar camp as the white supremacist group that shot five people last week drew relatively weak charges from Hennepin County prosecutor Mike Freeman on Monday morning.
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Here is the criminal complaint:
The criminal complaint against one…