Dahleen Glanton: Some African-Americans look past Louis Farrakhan's bigoted words and hear a message of love
Facebook finally has made the long anticipated move of banning hate speech. With the click of a button, the social media giant silenced Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan along with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and other political and cultural extremists.
Their offense, according to Facebook: being "dangerous individuals and organizations" that engage in violence or have an ideology that attacks individuals based on race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
As a private company, Facebook, which also owns Instagram, has the right to decide which content to allow on its platforms. But what many folks are talking about, albeit quietly, is why Farrakhan is on that list.
