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TL/DR - In "Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can Be Stopped," sociologists Kathleen M. Blee, Robert Futrell, and Pete Simi argue that extremist white supremacist ideas have become mainstream and pose a significant threat to democracy. The authors identify three critical moments that empowered extremist white supremacists: the…

TL/DR - The article announces a high school basketball game between Heritage High School and Millbrook High School, taking place on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:45 PM ET in Wake Forest, NC. The game can be watched via live stream on the NFHS Network. Several other high school basketball games scheduled for the same day in Wake County are also listed,…

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TL/DR - Najja K. Baptist, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, will lead the University of Arkansas's African and African-American Studies Program as director. Baptist's research focuses on American politics, race, Black politics, and other facets, and he has been published extensively, including a forthcoming book…