Tamika Mallory

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

February 20, 2019, 5:37 am

Farrakhan accuses ‘wicked Jews’ of using him to ‘break up the women’s movement’

Women’s March leader Tamika Mallory has refused to condemn Nation of Islam leader’s pervasive anti-Semitism, leading to splits in movement

By JTA

Co-presidents of the 2019 Women's March, Linda Sarsour, left, and Tamika Mallory, center, join other demonstrators on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

January 20, 2019, 3:14 am

At Women’s March, anti-Semitism scandal overshadows anti-Trump effort

Groups leaders address Jewish community directly in attempt to fend off allegations, as smaller crowd highlights divisions rocking organization

By Eric Cortellessa

Demonstrators hold signs during the Women's March on January 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Demonstrations are taking place in cities across the US in the third annual event aimed to highlight social change and celebrate women's rights around the world. ( Zach Gibson/Getty Images/AFP)

January 19, 2019, 8:24 pm

Thousands join US Women’s March amid discord over its handling of anti-Semitism

As protests start, turnout expected to be lower than in past years, in part because of co-founder Tamika Mallory’s ties to Farrakhan

By Cyril Julien

Protesters walk during the Women's March on Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via JTA)

January 19, 2019, 6:01 pm

Women’s March returns to DC amid shutdown and controversy

Turnout Saturday expected to be lower than in past years because of accusations of anti-Semitism by movement leaders

By AFP and JTA

People take part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women walk along Sixth Avenue, Saturday, January 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

January 19, 2019, 5:28 am

Schism leads to dueling women’s march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and anti-Semitism will see separate marches, after talks between the two groups fail to bridge the divide

By Deepti Hajela

Women’s March National Co-Chair Tamika Mallory speaking in New York, April 22, 2017. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)

January 18, 2019, 11:34 pm

Women’s March co-leader Mallory refuses to answer if Israel should exist

Mallory dodges the question and claims ‘Jewish scholars’ share her view that nobody ‘has a right to exist at the disposal of another group’

By JTA

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., gestures as she speaks against the dangers of 3D-printed guns, along with Fred Guttenberg, rear, during a news conference at the Sunrise Police Department, August 16, 2018, in Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

January 18, 2019, 8:54 pm

Debbie Wasserman Schultz breaks with Women’s March over anti-Semitism ‘failures’

US representative, who participated in 2017 march against Trump, calls out protest movement’s leaders for their bigotry against Jewish people

By Cnaan Liphshiz

From top left, clockwise: Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, a young participant at the 2018 Los Angeles Women’s March, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Women’s March participants in Las Vegas in 2018. (JTA Collage/Farrakhan Photo: Monica Morgan/WireImage/Getty Images; Girl Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images; Mallory, Sarsour and protestors Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

January 18, 2019, 8:09 am

Upcoming Women’s March clouded by anti-Semitism allegations

Local chapters and progressive organizations have distanced themselves from protest group’s national leadership ahead of Saturday’s march

By Josefin Dolsten

Abby Stein, left (Debra Nussbaum Cohen); April Baskin, right (URJ) via JTA

January 17, 2019, 8:43 am

Jewish women defend decision to join Women’s March steering committee

April Baskin says telling black people how to communicate is ‘unconscious white supremacy’; Abby Stein argues she should be in the room to speak up against anti-Semitism

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

From left to right, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez at the Women's March "Power to the Polls" voter registration tour launch at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, January 21, 2018. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images via JTA)

January 17, 2019, 1:49 am

9 rabbis endorse Women’s March after meeting with Sarsour, Mallory

Liberal Jewish leaders in NY say they held ‘frank discussions’ with heads of protest group on their ties to Louis Farrakhan, refusal to condemn his anti-Semitism

By Josefin Dolsten

People participating in the 2018 Women’s March in New York City, Jan. 20, 2018. (John Lamparski/Getty Images via JTA)

January 16, 2019, 4:26 am

A guide to who’s marching as anti-Semitism controversy roils Women’s March

Many local chapters no longer willing to be affiliated with national group over claims it has not done enough to disavow anti-Semitism

By Josefin Dolsten

January 15, 2019, 2:37 am

Women’s March co-chair Mallory fails to condemn Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism

In testy exchange with Meghan McCain, Mallory will only say she doesn’t agree with Nation of Islam leader’s comments

By Gabe Friedman

January 10, 2019, 9:05 am

Jewish group raps US campus for inviting Tamika Mallory as MLK Week speaker

North Carolina Hillel ‘disappointed’ by Asheville university’s invitation to Women’s March leader, who supports anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan

By Marcy Oster

The organizers of the Women’s March, from left to right: Bob Bland, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, and Tamika Mallory, at BET’s Social Awards in Atlanta, February 11, 2018. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET via JTA)

December 23, 2018, 9:41 pm

Women’s March leader says white Jews ‘uphold white supremacy’

Jewish co-founder of movement says she was marginalized over her heritage, was told by Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez that Jews played a significant role in the slave trade

By TOI staff and Agencies

A wide swath of Jews marched in unison on Saturday, January 21 in the Women's March in Washington, DC. (Ron Sachs/National Council of Jewish Women)

December 21, 2018, 11:27 pm

Anti-Semitism allegations are splitting the Women’s March

As many groups distance themselves from national leadership over co-chairs’ ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, some worry divide could undercut the movement

By Josefin Dolsten