Yes, Lynching Is Still a Thing
On a warm August night in 1955 on the outskirts of Money, Miss., about a hundred miles due north of Jackson, two men arrived with a flashlight and a gun at the house where Emmett T
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
President Biden on Tuesday signed legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime, delivering a long-awaited win for civil rights advocates. Read more
Anti-Islam rhetoric in French election risks ‘spiral of hatred’, says Paris mosque rector
Chems-eddine Hafiz says rightwing candidates are competing with each other to criticise Islam and Muslims. Read more
Bright Spot For Asian Americans Amid Hate-Crime Wave: Immigrants’ Daughter OKed For Vermont Supreme Court
A wave of hate crimes against Asian Americans since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has been widely condemned and triggered the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act by Congre
New York Asian hate crime spike puts pressure on new mayor
Attacks on Asian American New Yorkers have become so prevalent since the pandemic began that a lawmaker is calling on the governor to declare a state of emergency. Read more
2 Former Beaver County Health Care Workers Indicted On Hate Crime Charges
A federal grand jury indicted two former health care workers on federal hate crime charges. Read more
When Hate Goes Viral
Publicizing attacks and exploiting social media is the new normal for terrorism. Read more
Couple charged with hate crime in alleged murder of Black Navy veteran
The pair allegedly shot and stabbed 30-year-old Justin Peoples last week at a California gas station. Read more
A search for answers to anti-Asian violence
William Yu, 46, is healing from the multiple stab wounds he suffered in Chinatown earlier this month at the hands of a random attacker. But the incident has already left scars on t
Remember all the outrage over anti-Asian violence? It feels like little changed for victims
Justice is an illusion for the vast majority of victims of racial and ethnic hatred. Take a recent case in Sacramento. There was no legal action, no charges filed — nothing — a
