Jussie Smollett convicted in Chicago: Here’s the long history of his criminal case
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday in Chicago on charges that he staged an antigay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to
A new guide helps schools deal with hate crimes
A hate video incites a fight between students. A high school boys hockey team engages in racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic hazing. A gay teen describing the bullying she has
Violence, Hate Crimes in Schools Surged in Pre-COVID Period, Federal Watchdog Finds
Sexual assaults, physical attacks, and other hostile behaviors in schools rose significantly in several school years prior to the pandemic, according to a federal government watchd
‘Hate crime’ attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians spike in the West Bank
SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank — Israeli settlers have dramatically increased their attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank over recent months, with violent incidents up about 15
NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after police say an Asian woman was attacked with a large rock
The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an attack on an Asian woman in Queens on Friday that left her in critical condition, an NYPD spokes
K-12 Education: Students’ Experiences with Bullying, Hate Speech, Hate Crimes, and Victimization in Schools
Each year, millions of K-12 students experience hostile behaviors like bullying, hate speech, hate crimes, or assault. In school year 2018-19, about 1.3 million students, ages 12 t
Rev. Harriett Walden speaks out against hate crimes after she says she was targeted
The Rev. Harriett Walden, a longtime Seattle police accountability and social justice activist, called a news conference on Tuesday to denounce a rise in hate crimes and appeal for
Recording misogyny as hate crime won’t ‘derail’ processes, says lead
Twelve forces are already recording gender based hate crime with the NPCC lead encouraging more to follow suit. Read more
Facebook’s race-blind practices around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show
Researchers proposed a fix to the biased algorithm, but one internal document predicted pushback from ‘conservative partners’. Read more
‘We Stand With You’: Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance began over two decades ago, and the number of names to be remembered has grown each year, with the past few years seeing an epidemic of violence aga
