MLK Jr.'s Nephew Assails SPLC Over $1 Million Alleged Payments to Hate-Linked Sources
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
MLK Jr.'s Nephew Assails SPLC Over $1 Million Alleged Payments to Hate-Linked Sources
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Summary
Martin Luther King Jr.'s nephew accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of betraying civil-rights ideals, citing a federal superseding indictment alleging payments to people tied to groups the SPLC itself labeled extremist.
More than $1 million allegedly went in one case to sources connected to white supremacist, neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan organizations, while the indictment describes hundreds of thousands of dollars in other payments.
He said those allegations demand scrutiny because donors who gave money to fight racism and hatred deserve transparency about how their contributions were used.
Beyond the financial claims, he argued the SPLC has helped entrench identity-based division by teaching Americans—especially young people—to view the country through permanent racial conflict rather than shared humanity.