History of Hate

Racist vandalism and literature continue to crop up in the Inland Northwest nearly a decade after the bankruptcy of the Aryan Nations in North Idaho and the death of its founder, Richard Butler. Beyond the hate, however, the region has its share of stories about groups and individuals who have stood up against racism, such as Tony Stewart and the founding of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. Read more about the issues here.

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News > Spokane

Arrested felon posted to racist website

Thu., April 21, 2011

A Whitman County man who bragged online about being involved with racist taco-truck protests in Kootenai County was arrested on a federal gun charge Wednesday. Jeremiah Daniel “J.D.” Hop, who describes himself as an anti-race-mixing activist on the racist website Vanguard News Network, is accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

News > Idaho

Felon arrested on gun charge linked to taco stand protests

Wed., April 20, 2011

The FBI has arrested a Whitman County man on a federal gun charge. Jeremiah Daniel "J.D." Hop, who describes himself as an anti-race mixing activist on the racist website Vanguard News Network, is accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm, said Don Robinson, supervisor for the FBI's Coeur d'Alene office.

News > Idaho

Racists Failed To Scare Wassmuth

Tue., April 12, 2011

Racists Failed To Scare Wassmuth

News > Spokane

Rally promotes peace, encourages dialogue on race

Mon., April 4, 2011

They lined up wearing cowboy hats and baseball caps. They came on bikes and in strollers, some using walkers and a few leaning on canes, and a bit of spring snow didn’t deter them. About 300 people of all ages and many colors marched peacefully from the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to the Lilac Bowl in Riverfront Park under the watchful eyes of countless law enforcement officers Sunday afternoon.

News > Spokane

Race, religion figure in GU hate studies conference

Sun., April 3, 2011

Several high-profile experts in combating hate will address racism, violence based on religion and similar topics at a Gonzaga University-sponsored conference this week. The Second International Conference on Hate Studies will open less than three months after a bomb was left along the route of Spokane’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march. The event, however, was planned long before the bomb incident, said Jim Mohr, president of the board of the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies.

News > Crime/Public Safety

DOJ launches probe of Seattle police

Thu., March 31, 2011

DOJ launches probe of Seattle police

News > Spokane

Brothers sentenced to probation, community service for racial harassment

Tue., March 29, 2011

Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted of racially harassing a Puerto Rican man in August 2009 were sentenced Monday to two years supervised probation – including 300 hours of community service each, to be completed within a year – concluding a case that has undergone two jury trials and one mistrial. If they violate the terms of their probation, William and Frank Tankovich will serve five years in prison, according to Kootenai County 1st District Judge John Luster. William Tankovich would be eligible for parole after two years; Frank Tankovich after four years.