WCPO: UC researcher examines whether extremist groups among protesters here
UC's Molly Boscoe says Cincinnati not known for extremists activity, but it's possible
Molly Broscoe, a doctoral sociology student and researcher at the University of Cincinnati who specializes in white supremacist movements tells WCPO extremist groups may be active at protests in major cities, including Cincinnati.
"The city of Cincinnati itself doesn't have as strong as an organized white supremacist presence as Dayton does, so a lot of the times if they're here it's because they've traveled from elsewhere, more central in the state,” Broscoe said.
The article comes on the heels of arrests made during curfew violations and requests made by the FBI and local officals for the public’s help in identifying “violent instigators” who exploit peaceful protests nationwide.
Featured image at top: protests outside Cincinnati Police District One Headquarters on May 30. Photo/WCPO/Eric Clajus
Impact Lives Here
The University of Cincinnati is leading public urban universities into a new era of innovation and impact. Our faculty, staff and students are saving lives, changing outcomes and bending the future in our city's direction. Next Lives Here.
Related Stories
WVXU: Why it gets hotter in the city
June 30, 2022
Pravin Bhiwapurkar explains how city dwellers experience heat differently.
WCPO: Gift allows UC to launch new cryptocurrency fund, lab
June 30, 2022
The University of Cincinnati is launching a pair of programs focused on cryptocurrency and new financial technologies thanks to gifts via longtime champions Dan Kautz and Woodrow (Woody) Uible.
UC biomedical engineering students work on transgender health...
June 30, 2022
Biomedical engineering students at the University of Cincinnati created a product to reduce the gender dysphoria experienced by some transgender men during menstruation prior to gender-confirmation surgery.