Women's March in Chicago canceled as leaders face anti-Semitism accusations

Organizers have canceled next month’s Women’s March in Chicago citing logistical issues as accusations of anti-Semitism dog the national movement.

But infighting across the national Women’s March movement arose after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised Tamika Mallory, Women’s March Inc. co-president, and declared Jews his enemy during an address in February. The movement has since splintered, with chapter members criticizing the Women’s March leadership’s response to Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic rhetoric as being insufficient.

The Nation of Islam has been labeled an anti-Semitic hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Mallory later denounced the anti-Semitic statements. But Women’s March chapters have continued to put pressure on movement leaders to step down, with one chapter disbanding over the issue.