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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)
September 17, 2019, 2:13 pm
US activists accused of anti-Semitism leave prominent anti-Trump group
Criticism of Women’s March unlikely to abate after co-chairs Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and Bob Bland depart, as group chooses new board member who tweeted support for Hamas
By JTA
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
Women’s March National Co-Chair Tamika Mallory speaking in New York, April 22, 2017. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)
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
Women’s March National Co-Chair Tamika Mallory speaking in New York, April 22, 2017. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)
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
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