The Far-Right Isn’t All White
from Into America Hosted by Trymaine Lee, Joe Lowndes
The rioters on January 6th were overwhelmingly white and male. But sprinkled throughout the mob were several Black people and other people of color. In fact, a Black man who organized the January 6th “stop the steal” rally. It was from that rally’s podium that then-president Donald Trump exhorted his followers to take their grievances down the street to the Capitol building. And Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, one of the most prominent far-right groups at the Capitol that day, describes himself as Afro-Cuban. These are just two Black voices in a far-right movement that has become increasingly multiracial, despite that very movement being beholden to ideals of white supremacy. Joe Lowndes is a professor of political science at the University of Oregon. His research focuses on right-wing extremism, populism and racial politics. He says these movements are less rural and white than they once were, and tells Trymaine Lee why leaders from across the political spectrum need to pay attention. Please follow and share the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, all with the handle @intoamericapod. For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at [email protected] To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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In this bonus episode of Into America, one year after the January 6th insurrection, we’re asking why a small but growing number of Black people and people of color are joining far-right extremist groups.
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