hate crimes
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Separate, but Equally Dangerous: How the Jussie Smollett and Liam Neeson Controversies Reinforce Racist Narratives About Black Men
As the survivor of a violent crime, I can attest that the aftermath is, in some ways, the hardest part. That’s when the physical pain, perhaps previously dulled by adrenaline, really kicks in—along with regrets, doubts, fears about the future, and that lingering beast known as PTSD. Twelve years ago, after I was robbed and…
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Jussie Smollett Reportedly Hospitalized in Chicago Following Racist, Homophobic Attack [Updated]
Horrifying news— Jussie Smollett is reportedly hospitalized in Chicago following a possible hate crime. The Chicago Police Department released a statement concerning “a cast member of the television show, Empire” regarding an assault and battery incident. According to TMZ, two white men in ski masks reportedly approached the 35-year-old actor late Monday, yelled out racial…
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Heads Up, Trump: Democrats Say They’ll Make Hate Crimes a Top Priority in 2019
Earlier this month, an FBI report found that the number of reported hate crimes increased substantially under President Donald Trump’s tenure in office. Now, following the Democrats taking power back in the House of Representatives, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is warning the Trump administration that the rise in hate crimes—and the…
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This Massachusetts School Has Endured Months of Racist, Hateful Graffiti—but Can’t Seem to Find the Culprit
At the only public high school in Reading, Mass., swastikas and other hateful graffiti have become a regular occurrence. A new report from the Boston Globe reveals the extent of the problem at Reading Memorial High School, where Nazi symbols and racial and homophobic slurs have popped up at least 30 times since May 2017.…
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Hate Crimes Rise for Third Consecutive Year, Someone Should Get the News to These Racists
American law enforcement agencies reported more than 7,100 hate crimes to the FBI in 2017, a 17 percent uptick from the 6,121 reported in 2016, even as violent crime resumed its slow downward trend after increases in 2015 and 2016. Retired school teacher Peter Gust was probably unaware of the recent news, as he has…
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NBC, What Is You Doing? The Today Show Airs a White Supremacist Infomercial
As America impatiently endures a white supremacist president; as hate crimes become more prevalent; as our government disappears the children of immigrants into the ether as if we have been teleported into some surreal anti-immigrant David Copperfield nightmare … NBC’s Today Show thought this might be the perfect time for their 4.29 million viewers to…
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Package Bombs That Killed 2 in Austin, Texas, Are Connected, Police Say
The city of Austin, Texas, is on edge after authorities said Monday they believe that three package explosions occurring at different homes this month, causing the death of two people, are connected. As the Washington Post notes, the announcement has spiked fears in the Texas state capital, which is also hosting tens of thousands of…
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Colorado Man Convicted of Hate Crime Against Mosque Kills Himself
A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to a hate crime against a mosque killed himself this past weekend, CBS News reports. Joseph Giaquinto, a 36-year-old former Army medic, was found dead on Saturday at a Motel 6, according to The Coloradoan. Giaquinto attacked the Islamic Center of Fort Collins in March, overturning outdoor furniture and…
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Report: Water Is Wet, Fire Is Hot—Oh, and Race Relations Got Worse After Trump’s Election
A fascinating new report has revealed some important information of which you may not be aware: If you touch a hot stove, you might get burned. Water is wet, fire is hot, and most Americans believe race relations in our country got worse after Donald Trump was elected. OK, so maybe the latest national survey…