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| "We are truly honored to have your support Frankie! The work you've been doing since you left the movement over a decade ago has paved the way for me and a growing number of others to leave hate behind as well. Keep up the amazing work brother." - Arno Michaels, Life After Hate |  | |||
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 | | Book Review: "The Roots of Race Hatred AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A RECOVERING SKINHEAD" "Where does hate come from? Frank Meeink’s searing memoir provides some precious clues—if you have the stomach to read it. Gaining insight into the mind of a skinhead is a valuable but uncomfortable process, and Meeink is brutally honest. You’ll feel each sharp kick of his steel-toed Doc Martens, and see how easily he recruits angry, confused teenagers to his cause. But you’ll also learn what it takes to pull people off this path and prevent others from ever walking it." - Danielle Maestretti, Utne Reader   
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Frank’s violent childhood in South Philadelphia primed him to hate. He made easy prey for a small group of skinhead gang recruiters. At fourteen, he shaved his head. By seventeen, Frank was hosting a cable access show called "The Reich" to recruit more people into the neo-nazi movement. By eighteen, he was doing hard time in an Illinois prison.
In prison he befriended men he used to think he hated, men of different races. Out of prison Meeink tried to rejoin his old skinhead pals, but couldn't bring himself to hate those he knew to be his friends. A Jewish doctor offered to get rid of his neo-nazi tattoos covering much of his body. Behind bars, Frank began to question his hatred, thanks in large part to his African-American teammates on a prison football league. Shortly after being paroled, Frank defected from the white supremacy movement. The Oklahoma City bombing inspired him to try to stop the hatred he once had felt. He began speaking on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League and appeared on MTV and other national networks in his efforts to stop the hate. In time, Frank partnered with the Philadelphia Flyers to launch an innovative hate prevention program called Harmony Through Hockey. He developed a similar program in Central Iowa. He is featured a film directed by Jessee Dylan with Desmond Tutu called "Reconcilliation", an independent film featuring Adrien Brody and Forrest Whitaker called "The Experiment", and appeared in a music video with Jamey Johnson called "High Cost of Living". 
Frank has worked as director of fan development for American Hockey League teams. He has been on the national lecture circuit for nearly a decade, speaking to various groups on the topic of racial diversity and acceptance. Here is a video of Frank as a guest with Katie Couric... Philadelphia's Channel 6 Action News did an interview with Frank in October, 2010... | ||
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