hate crimes
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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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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Backs Hate Crime Legislation for People Who Make False 911 Calls to Police Fueled by Bigotry
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joining the fight against Karen-ing by urging state lawmakers to pass a bill next week that would make it a hate crime to weaponize the police against black people. Inspired by the case of Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper—who told the police “an African-American man is threatening my life” when, in…
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Man Faces Charges After Attempting to Blow Up Jewish Nursing Home
Nursing homes around the country are struggling as they house one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to COVID-19. Leave it to a potential white supremacist to only add to that struggle. The New York Times reports that 36-year-old John Michael Rathbun was charged with two counts of attempted arson in federal court.…
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Findings Show That Right-Wing Extremists Responsible for The Majority of Hate Crimes in 2019
For as much as they like to bitch and moan about the crime and violence brought to this country by immigrants, you would think they would have more to say about those who commit crime and violence in their name. I’m just saying it’s kind of funny. New findings released by the Anti Defamation League…
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Sean Urbanski Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Richard Collins Trial
On Wednesday, Sean Urbanski was found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III in May 2017 at the University of Maryland, reports WTOP. On Tuesday, The Root reported that the judge had dropped the hate crime charge against Urbanski. Nevertheless, the prosecution still argued on the final…
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Illinois High Schooler Charged With Hate Crime After Posting a 'Slave for Sale' Ad for Black Classmate
Naperville, Ill., police have charged a 14-year-old boy with a hate crime after he allegedly posted a photo of a black classmate on a Craigslist ad captioned, “slave for sale.” According to the Chicago Tribune, the teen, who is white, was charged as a juvenile with two counts of committing a hate crime (a felony)…
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Memphis Police Charge 3 Mississippi Men With Civil Rights Intimidation in Parking Garage Attack
Three Mississippi men have been charged with civil rights intimidation and attempted robbery after allegedly attacking two black men in a downtown Memphis, Tenn., parking garage earlier this month. According to the Associated Press, citing court documents, Christopher Elder, Joshua Matheny, and Michael Matheny confronted both victims on Sept. 2. One of the victims, Shane…
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U of Illinois Student Charged With Hate Crime, Accused of Hanging a Noose in a Dorm Elevator
A University of Illinois math major may find himself adding up the years in prison if he’s found guilty of a felony hate crime charge for hanging a noose in a campus elevator. A female friend reported Andrew Smith to police after authorities say he found a piece of rope, fashioned it into a noose,…
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Police Investigate Possible Noose at Oakland Elementary School: ‘It Was Triggering and Hurtful’
Early Wednesday morning, parents and school administrators came across a tangle of heavy rope hanging from a chainlink fence at Chabot Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. It looked like a noose. According to Oakland Unified School District spokesman John Sasaki, who spoke with the San Jose Mercury News, few people saw the rope before Chabot’s…