Maya Wiley
Coverage of Maya Wiley in the Nexus archive.
- Watch moment civil rights leader asked if Charlie Kirk was ‘dangerous extremist’
Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, testified in Congress defending the Southern Poverty Law Center against criminal charges, accusing the Trump administration of targeting civil rights groups. The incident references a moment where a civil rights leader questioned if conservative activist Charlie Kirk is a 'dangerous extremist'.
- WATCH: Wesley Hunt flips script on Dems' 'Jim Crow 2.0' attacks amid heated SPLC racism hearing
Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Black Republican congressman, criticized Democrats and the Southern Poverty Law Center during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, arguing that comparisons of current policies to "Jim Crow 2.0" are offensive and misrepresent historical racial discrimination. Hunt contrasted modern voting ID requirements with actual Jim Crow era practices his father experienced, while also attacking the SPLC for allegedly manufacturing grievances.