Jury seated in hate crimes trial in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A jury has been seated in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Read more
Police say NYC Jewish man was randomly slapped in suspected hate crime
Incident marks the latest in a spate of recent attacks on members of the Jewish community. Read more
In Arbery Hate Crimes Trial, Racism Will Take Center Stage
Jurors in the unusual case will be asked to decide if the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were motivated by racial animus. The evidence they may consider includes explicitl
Will Jawando is attacked with racial slurs during Zoom call
This council member was talking police reforms. Then the racial slurs started. Read more
Examining why hate crimes are at historic highs — especially in Los Angeles
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Robin Toma, executive director of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, about a 71% increase in reported hate crimes in Los Angeles
Suspect indicted on murder as a hate crime charge in NYC attack on Asian man
Jarrod Powell, 50, was indicted in the April assault on Yao Pan Ma, a 61-year-old father of two who died eight months after his head was stomped in the brutal attack. Read more
Maine Man Indicted for Hate Crime Offenses Relating to Burning of a Black Church in Springfield, Massachusetts
A Maine man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mass., in connection with the Dec. 28, 2020, fire that destroyed a predominately Black church in Springfield.
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Racially Motivated Federal Hate Crime Targeting Black Man
The Justice Department announced today that Colton Donner, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening an African American man with a knife because of the man’s race, and
D.A. Bragg Announces Hate Crime Murder Charges in Anti-Asian Attack of Yao Pan Ma in East Harlem
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today announced the indictment of JARROD POWELL, 50, for brutally assaulting Yao Pan Ma, a 61-year-old Chinese immigrant, in East Harlem on
Roma accuse government of hypocrisy over Jimmy Carr joke
Ministers’ criticism of comedian at odds with planned laws harmful to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, leaders say. Read more
