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Hate Crimes

  1. the discourse
    How Bad Is Antisemitism in America, Really?It’s a genuine social problem. But the U.S. is nevertheless an exceptionally safe country for Jews.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. crime
    A Palestinian Student Is Paralyzed After Vermont ShootingFamily of Hisham Awartani say a bullet is lodged in the 20-year-old’s spine, paralyzing him from the chest down.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  3. crime
    A 6-Year-Old Boy Was Killed in an Apparent Anti-Muslim AttackIllinois landlord Joseph Czuba has pleaded not guilty to murder and hate-crime charges for the brutal stabbing.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  4. gun violence
    A White Gunman Killed 3 Black People in JacksonvilleThe 21-year-old killer who police say “hated Black people” died by suicide after the attack at a Dollar General.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  5. power
    O’Shae Sibley Was Stabbed to Death After DancingA 17-year-old has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  6. power
    Club Q Shooter Sentenced to Five Lifetimes in PrisonAnderson Lee Aldrich, 23, has been sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  7. politics
    City Councilman’s Office, Apartment Building Targeted by Anti-LGBTQ+ ProtestersErik Bottcher shared images of hateful graffiti outside his apartment building, which he said was the result of “unhinged online conspiracy theories.”
    By Nia Prater
  8. what we know
    Alleged Club Q Shooter Previously Threatened Mother: UpdatesIt is unclear why the 22-year-old suspect was allowed to retain guns after a previous incident involving police.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  9. at home in asian america
    Asian America Learns How to Hit BackThe desperate, confused, righteous campaign to stop Asian hate.
    By Esther Wang
  10. crime
    Police Arrest Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men in AlbuquerqueAt least three Muslim immigrants have been ambushed and killed in recent weeks, terrifying the local community.
    By Benjamin Hart and Nia Prater
  11. what we know
    What We Know About the Racist Attack at a Buffalo SupermarketAs the city mourns the ten Black victims murdered in the attack, troubling details about the white supremacist gunman continue to emerge.
    By Chas Danner
  12. crime
    Jussie Smollett to Be Released From Jail Pending AppealHis lawyers successfully argued for his release pending an appeal.
    By Bindu Bansinath, Amanda Arnold, and Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  13. power
    No More Changing the SubjectIf we can’t elicit real understanding of anti-Asian racism from those who call putting a link in their bio allyship, we may as well go for discomfort.
    By Chelsea Peng
  14. stop asian hate
    An Asian Woman Was Followed Into Her Home and Fatally StabbedThe NYPD has charged a man in the death of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee.
    By Mia Mercado
  15. hate crimes
    What We Know About the Bomb Threats at HBCUsMore than 20 historically Black schools were targeted in what the FBI is treating as a string of hate crimes.
    By Claire Lampen
  16. crime
    The Atlanta Spa Shooter Has Pleaded Guilty to MurderRobert Aaron Long has been given four life sentences — and may still face the death penalty.
    By Claire Lampen
  17. crime
    Death Penalty, Hate-Crime Charges Sought in Atlanta Spa ShootingsA prosecutor said she will seek hate-crime charges against Robert Aaron Long, alleging that some victims were targeted for being of Asian heritage.
    By Nia Prater
  18. atlanta spa shootings
    Prosecutor Says the Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate CrimesThe Fulton County district attorney said she believes the attacks were racially motivated, and she intends to seek the death penalty.
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. crime
    Asian Woman Told to ‘Take Off Your Mask,’ Attacked With Hammer in NYCA 31-year-old recent FIT graduate was attacked by a stranger while walking with a friend in Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday. The suspect is still at large.
    By Nia Prater
  20. power
    Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery Face Federal Hate-Crime ChargesA grand jury indicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan for targeting Arbery because of his race.
    By Claire Lampen
  21. politics
    Senate Passes Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Bill in Landslide VoteThe legislation was approved 94-1 in response to a surge in violence during the pandemic, with only Josh Hawley dissenting.
    By Nia Prater
  22. #stopasianhate
    An Asian Woman Was Violently Assaulted on a Brooklyn StreetThe suspect has been charged in connection with three anti-Asian hate crimes.
    By Amanda Arnold
  23. crime
    Can ‘Bystander Intervention Training’ Stop Hate Crimes?Last week’s anti-Asian attack in Manhattan raises the question of why people don’t intervene.
    By Stacey Anderson
  24. atlanta shootings
    The Flattening of the Atlanta ShootingsThe desire for a singular narrative hurts, not helps, our understanding of what happened.
    By Melissa Jeltsen
  25. atlanta shootings
    Suspects Don’t Get to Decide If They Committed a Hate Crime“I know of no intersectional hate-crimes case,” says one expert. But that may be what we need.
    By Irin Carmon
  26. crime
    An Asian Man Was Stabbed in the Back While Walking HomePolice have identified a suspect, who says he attacked the man in Manhattan because he “didn’t like the way he looked at him.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. asians in america
    Swallowing Our BitternessThe burden of swallowing anti-Asian racism is making America and me sick.
    By Kathleen Hou
  28. crime
    A Black Woman Was Assaulted by a Mob of Trump SupportersThe Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the violent attack as a hate crime.
    By Amanda Arnold
  29. crime
    Hate Crime Rates Haven’t Been This High in Over a DecadeAccording to new FBI figures for 2019.
    By Claire Lampen
  30. hate crimes
    FBI Data Shows Hate Crimes Reached Highest Level in a Decade Last YearHate-motivated killings were at their highest since the bureau began collecting the information in the early 1990s.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. crime
    A Black Man Says He Was the Victim of an ‘Attempted Lynching’Vauhxx Booker says he was attacked by a group of white men who threatened to “get a noose.” Now, the FBI is investigating.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. crime
    A Black Teen Says Four White Men Lit Her Face on FireThe attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. ahmaud arbery
    DOJ Investigating Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder As Possible Hate CrimeThe feds will also probe the handling of Arbery’s killing by local law enforcement.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. anti-semitism
    Everything We Know About the Monsey Hanukkah AttackGovernor Cuomo called the attack an act of domestic terrorism. Some Orthodox Jewish leaders are asking him to deploy the National Guard.
    By Chas Danner and Adam K. Raymond
  35. crime
    A Woman Ran Over a Teenager Because She Thought She Was MexicanThe Iowa woman has also been charged in connection with a second hit-and-run against a 12-year-old black boy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  36. hate crimes
    Teen Boys Deny Assaulting Lesbian Couple For Refusing to KissIn a horrifying homophobic attack, a lesbian couple was beaten up and robbed after they refused a group of boys’ demand to kiss each other.
    By Amanda Arnold
  37. crime
    Report: Trump Invoked in 36 Cases of Violence and ThreatsAccording to an analysis, ABC News could not find a single instance of violence or threats made in the name of Barack Obama or George W. Bush.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. domestic terrorism
    What We Know About the Southern California Synagogue ShootingA 60-year-old woman was killed in a heroic attempt to protect the rabbi. More would likely have died if the white supremacist’s weapon hadn’t jammed.
    By Chas Danner
  39. jussie smollett
    The Jussie Smollett Case Is Not a ParableIt is still good to extend sympathy toward alleged victims of tragedy — even if that tragedy ends up being fake.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  40. psychology
    Why Would Somebody Fake a Hate Crime?Exploring the psychology of “factitious victimization” — and how it could be a factor in the Jussie Smollett case.
    By Anna Silman
  41. crime
    Jewish Columbia Professor’s Office Vandalized With Large SwastikasAmid a nationwide uptick in anti-Semitic hate crimes.
    By Anna Silman
  42. Sessions Sends DOJ Lawyer to Prosecute Murder of Transgender Iowa TeenThe attorney general vowed to “enforce hate crime laws aggressively,” despite making other moves to limit transgender rights.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. hate crimes
    Jewish Bakery and Butcher Get Letters With Swastika and Trump’s ‘MAGA’ SloganA copy was also received by the Israeli consulate and businesses in Harlem.
    By Chris Crowley
  44. lgbtq rights
    More LGBTQ People Killed So Far in 2017 Than All of 2016, Report SaysA report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs suggests a slight uptick in hate crimes against LGBTQ people.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  45. scary things
    FBI Searches for Suspects After Bombing of Minnesota MosqueNo one was injured in the Saturday-morning blast, which may have been a domestic terrorist attack.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Read What the Portland Stabbing Victim’s Mom Had to Say to President Trump“I ask you, Mr. President, to take action at this time.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  47. terrorism
    Portland Mourns Two Heroes Killed While Defending Teen Girls From Racist TiradeThe two men were stabbed to death after trying to stop a white supremacist from confronting two teens, one of whom was a Muslim wearing a hijab.
    By Chas Danner
  48. hate crimes
    A Butcher at a Popular New York Meat Market Was Arrested on Hate-Crime ChargesIn a disturbing incident, he gave a black deliveryman a noose.
    By Chris Crowley
  49. Israeli Police Arrest Teen for Allegedly Making Bomb Threats to Jewish CentersThe suspect is believed to be behind many of the threats in the U.S. and abroad.
    By Jen Kirby
  50. hate crimes
    Police Say Murder Suspect Came to NYC to Kill Black MenA white Maryland man told investigators that he fatally stabbed a homeless man in midtown because he “wanted to make a statement.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
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