This comes at a time when government agencies have warned about rising membership in far-right organizations, and the nation reels from the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Intercept interviewed Life After Hate executive director Sammy Rangel about his organization’s work and the approach they take that has successfully convinced dozens of white nationalists to leave the movement.
He was disappointed that the Trump administration revoked the $455,000 grant that was promised by the Obama administration, and told us the organization has received no explanation. “We didn’t hear anything for many months, and finally toward the end of June, we were notified that the award would be rescinded,” he said. “All the inquiries that we’ve put in or that we put in on behalf of the Freedom of Information Act have not been answered at all."
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