hate crimes
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Mississippi Authorities Investigating Possible Hate Crime Charges for Father and Son Who Shot at Black Teens
In Mississippi, a white father-son duo is under investigation for a hate crime after allegedly chasing and shooting at two Black teens who were riding ATVs. The Clarion Ledger reports that the Yazoo County Sheriff’s office charged Wade Twiner, 48, and Lane Twiner, 22, with assault for allegedly shooting at the teens and ramming one…
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Michigan Suspect Arrested and Charged in Connection to a String of Racist Attacks on Black Family's Home
In September, The Root reported that activist group Detroit Will Breathe organized a protest on behalf of Eddie and Candace Hall and their children after the family was victimized by a string of racially motivated attacks on their home and vehicle. On Tuesday, a suspect was arrested in connection to those attacks. According to the…
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Maryland White Supremacist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Shooting Black Man in 2018
A Maryland white supremacist was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for shooting a Black man in 2018 after a confrontation over the white man’s dog getting loose. HuffPost reports that 26-year-old former Navy cryptologist Brandon Higgs was originally sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty in January of first-degree assault,…
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Michigan Family Target of Alleged Hate Crime After Shots Fired at Their Home, Rock Thrown Through Window
In Michigan, a reward has been put out for information regarding a series of alleged hate crimes perpetrated against a Black family. The Detroit Free Press reports that there have been three incidents in total at the Warren home of 55-year-old Candace Hall and 52-year old Eddie Hall. On both Monday and Thursday nights, shots…
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California Is Close to Banning Karens From Weaponizing 911, But What About the State’s Police Reforms?
Earlier this week, California lawmakers passed a bill that would ban residents and visitors to the state from making racist, false 911 calls. It now awaits Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature before it becomes law. The bill was part of an array of criminal justice reforms proposed by lawmakers in the wake of George Floyd’s…
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Arkansas Governor and Lawmakers Unveil Proposed Hate Crime Legislation
Arkansas is one of three states that has no laws regarding hate crimes on its books, but a new bill recently introduced by the state’s legislature will hopefully change that. ABC News reports that Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by the state’s attorney general and over two dozen legislators in revealing a proposed…
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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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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…