State prosecutors mostly avoided race in trying Ahmaud Arbery’s killers. Feds won’t have that option as hate crimes trial begins today with jury selection
Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder. Now, lawyers for the federal government will try to prove they chased down the 25-year-old jogger becaus
Jury selection begins in Arbery death hate crimes trial
Jury selection has started in the federal hate crimes trial of the three men already convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Read more
NYPD investigating 3 weekend incidents in Brooklyn as possible hate crimes
Officers with the New York City Police Department’s hate crimes unit are investigating three incidents in Brooklyn over the weekend that have drawn the attention of Mayor Er
CAIR-Houston Condemns White Supremacist Flyers Left at Houses in Harris County, Urges Hate Crime Probe
he Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today condemned the distribution of flyers promoting the racist white supremacist group Identity Ar
CAIR-Arizona Calls on State Senate to Oppose Ban on Anti-Racism Teaching
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona) today called on state senators to oppose a bill passed by that state’s House of Representatives ba
Hate Crimes Trial to Proceed After Arbery Killers Withdraw Guilty Pleas
Gregory and Travis McMichael had previously agreed to plead guilty, but a federal judge rejected the deal, which offered 30-year sentences. Jury selection is set to begin on Monday
Building Community Trust Is Key to Improving Hate Crime Reporting
“We Can’t Do Anything About the Crimes We Don’t Know About” Read more
In(cel)doctrination: How technologically facilitated misogyny moves violence off screens and on to streets.
This qualitative study explores how technological affordances of the digital space, facilitate the anti-feminist discourses which characterise the digital community Incel (Involu
Hate crimes in L.A. and other U.S. cities jump to levels not seen in decades, study finds
Los Angeles recorded the most hate crimes among large U.S. cities last year, posting a 71% jump in the incidents, a study found. Read more
Mississippi Hate Crime Law Could Be Expanded to Include LGBTQ and Disabled Groups
A bill faces a Tuesday deadline in Mississippi’s House Judiciary B Committee that would expand the state’s hate crime law to include those committed against someone bas
