Five students charged with hate crimes in ‘racially motivated’ incident, police say
Police said the suspects in the Wednesday morning attack at the Coconut Creek Recreation Complex in Florida shouted “It’s Opposite Day!” and “brown power!&#
Travis and Gregory McMichael seek acquittal of hate crimes convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder
Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael are seeking acquittal of their federal hate crimes convictions related to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, arguing the 25-year-old B
Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attack
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay restitution and a fine Thursday for staging an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and
Almost 11,000 hate incidents targeted Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders during pandemic
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have reported nearly 11,000 hate incidents against them between March 2020 and December 2021 — spanning the pandemic, according to a report
U.S. Attorney Announces Anti-Hate Crime Initiatives
U.S. Attorney Commits Additional Resources to Civil Rights Cases and Outreach Launches Web Page for Civil Rights Information and Complaints. Read more
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail for False Report of a Hate Crime
The actor was sentenced to five months in jail after being convicted last year of filing a false police report that said he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. R
The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021
The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 exposed an alarming reality: that extremist leaders can mobilize large groups of Americans to use force and intimidation to impose their
Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden
The Senate unanimously passed a bill on Monday that criminalizes lynching and make it punishable by up to 30 years in prison. It sailed through the House of Representatives last mo
Anti-Russian hate in Europe is making chefs and school children out to be enemies
Russian chef Alexei Zimin is donating part of his London restaurant’s revenue to support Red Cross work with Ukrainian refugees. He has been singing songs by a Russian dissiden
She’s Combating a Wave of Anti-Asian Hate
Cynthia Choi, an activist in San Francisco, anticipated the pandemic would lead to more attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She and others are documenting the su
