hate crime
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hate Crime Against Black Woman
In 2018, a 57-year-old Black woman was walking to a subway station in Brooklyn when a white man began stabbing her and yelling racial slurs. CNN reports that on Wednesday, 34-year-old Aleksejs Saveljevs was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attack. Saveljevs pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted assault as a hate crime, according…
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California Man Charged With Hate Crime for Driving Into a Crowd of Black People
Not to continue to belabor the point, but white people have lost their goddamn minds, folks. If it’s not going full Karen in a Target over face masks or sending emails to my colleagues going “Not all white people,” it’s committing whole ass crimes like driving a car into a crowd of Black people. According…
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Florida Man Charged After Pulling Gun and Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Man Checking His Mail
It wouldn’t be a week in America without a Florida man doing Florida man things. This week’s Florida man is Joseph Max Fucheck who, after seeing a Black man checking his mail, decided to pull a gun on him and go on a racist rant. NBC News reports that Fucheck was arrested on charges of…
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Two White Men in a Car Yelled Slurs and Chased Down Three Black Teens Who Were Riding Bikes
Being Black in America is having to exist in a constant state of self-preservation. No matter our age we are seen as a threat; a thing to be terrorized. Three Black teenagers in Connecticut learned this sad truth when two white men chased them down while yelling racial slurs at them. NBC News reports that…
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Georgia (Finally) Passes a Hate Crime Bill
Georgia’s lack of any kind of law to prosecute hate crimes came under renewed scrutiny following the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in March. After years of failed legislation, the state has finally passed a bill that will allow the prosecution of hate crimes. CBS News reports that on Tuesday afternoon the Georgia state legislature passed…
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In Its Efforts to Make Itself a More Inclusive Sport, NASCAR Has Failed Already
Black folks are tired. When we say this among ourselves, the implication is understood. But since we now live in a world rife with brand spanking new “allies,” that phrase likely requires an explanation. Racism is exhausting, which, in turn, means white people are inherently exhausting too. Every single day of our lives, we’re either…
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FBI Finds No Hate Crime Committed In Bubba Wallace's Garage
Controversy ensued last weekend when NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace reported finding a noose in his garage stall. Wallace was partially responsible for NASCAR banning the Confederate flag from its events and the noose was initially believed to be a response to that event. According to The Washington Post, an investigation conducted by the FBI has…
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FBI to Investigate Nooses Hanging in a California Park as a Hate Crime
Over the last week a disturbing pattern has emerged of black men being found hanged in trees. As a result, a series of nooses found in an Oakland park are being investigated as a hate crime. CNN reports that five nooses were found at Lake Merritt and have since been removed. The nooses were discovered…
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New York Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Legislation in Response to Viral ‘Central Park Karen’ Video
Amy Cooper made herself famous for all the wrong reasons when she called the police to report “an African-American man threatening my life.” Video recorded by Christian Cooper, an African-American man (of no relation), shows he was actually only trying to get her to follow the rules and put a leash on her dog. Now,…