Daryle Lamont Jenkins | |
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.jpg) Jenkins in 2018 | |
| Born | (1968-07-22)July 22, 1968 (age 56) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Employer | One People's Project |
| Political party | Independent |
Daryle Lamont Jenkins (born July 22, 1968) is anAmerican political activist, best known for foundingOne People's Project, an organization based inNew Brunswick, New Jersey. Jenkins serves as its executive director.
Jenkins was born inNewark, New Jersey and raised in nearbySomerset, New Jersey. He graduated fromFranklin High School and served in theUnited States Air Force.[1] Upon returning from the service, he became a part of thepunk rock movement, producing two public access programs about the scene as well as political activism, which caused some conflict with his position as a reporter and an editor for local newspapers.[2]
Jenkins identifies as an anarchist.[3][4]
Jenkins has been documenting and writing about right-wing individuals and organizations since 1989, while he was still serving in the Air Force as a police officer.[5]
AfterPlanned Parenthood sued anti-abortion activistNeal Horsley and others, alleging that their "wanted"-style posters of abortion doctors were a threat, Jenkins said in an interview. "We didn't see it as a weapon," and further asserted that "We never used it as a threat. We wanted to be open about what we saw and this allowed us to be open."[6]
Jenkin's One People's Project gained a reputation for publicly documentinghate groups, and their activities,[7] Jenkins has also gained a reputation for helping neo-Nazis leave those circles.[8] Jenkin and the project worked withBryon Widner, whose story as a reformed skinhead was featured in the documentaryErasing Hate (2011)[9] and the motion pictureSkin (2018).[10]
Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency and eventual victory put Jenkins, the One People Project, and the entireAntifa movement into the spotlight.[11][4]
Jenkins has appeared on numerous television news programs, articles, and documentaries, notablyThe Montel Williams Show,A Current Affair,The Rachel Maddow Show, and onAM Joy withJoy Reid. In 2018, the documentaryAlt-Right: Age of Rage, which features Jenkins confronting white nationalistRichard Spencer, premiered atSouth by Southwest.[12]
For the last couple of years, I've increasingly come to think of myself as an anarchist, but for many years I simply identified as a leftist