Shannon Martinez of Athens in 2017 (l) and in 1990 when she was a skinhead (r).
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Shannon Martinez of Athens in 2017 (l) and in 1990 when she was a skinhead (r).

It’s been two weeks since the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The violence there renewed conversations about race relations, and have left some searching for answers on how to de-radicalize people. That’s something Shannon Martinez of Athens knows firsthand. She was a skinhead for several years, but managed to leave that life behind her. We talked with her and Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate, a group that helps people move away from hate and violent extremism.

Warning: Some of the topics in this discussion might not be suitable for younger listeners