NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeCalifornia Reports Highest Surge in Hate Crimes Since 9/11Hate crimes in the state have increased by 33 percent since 2020.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 28, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentNew "Red Table Talk" Episode Will Examine The Rise Of Violent Hate Crimes In AmericaThe episode, which features top anti-racism researcher Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, will air Thursday.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 16, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBuffalo Mass Shooting Suspect Faces 26 Federal Hate Crime ChargesThree charges that Alleged mass shooter Payton S. Gendron received carry the potential of the death penalty.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 15, 2022
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeBuffalo Shooting Suspect Indicted On Hate and Terrorism chargesPeyton Gendron, the man who allegedly murdered 10 Black people in the massacre, will be arraigned on Thursday.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 1, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersJustice Department Set To Release New Guidelines and Grants To Combat Hate CrimesThe DOJ will release $5 million for states to establish hotlines for states to report hate crimes.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 20, 2022
NewsNewsHouse Democrats Plan To Hold Vote On Domestic Terror Bill This WeekThe Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act would create a number of offices and divisions within the FBI, DHS, and DOJ to…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 17, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Buffalo Residents Want Biden To Call Out White Supremacy During VisitAs President Biden visits Buffalo today, Black residents in the close-knit Buffalo town want him to specifically…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 17, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Caucus Chair States 'Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough' In Reference To Buffalo ShootingRep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) calls on Congress to pass criminal justice and hate reform in the wake of the tragic…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 16, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBuffalo Shooting Suspect Targeted Black Neighborhoods and was Previously Investigated for Violent ThreatPayton Gendron, 18, had previously been hospitalized in a mental facility after threatening to carry out a mass…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 16, 2022
NewsNews10 Left Dead After Racially Motivated Mass Shooting in Buffalo, New York“This is the worst nightmare that any community can face.”ByAlexandra JanePublishedMay 15, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeAME Church Massacre Survivor Urges South Carolina Republicans To Pass Hate Crimes BillSouth Carolina is one of two remaining states in the country that does not have a hate crime law on the books.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 28, 2022
NewsNewsHate Crimes In New York Have Risen 76% Compared To The Same Period In 2021Incidents targeting Black and Jewish people, as well as sexual orientation have seen an increase.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 18, 2022
NewsNews‘SoHo Karen’ Avoids Jail by Pleading Guilty to a Hate CrimeMiya Ponsetto can have the charge reduced to a misdemeanor if she stays out of trouble for the next two yearsByNoah A. McGeePublishedApril 12, 2022
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeCouple Charged with Murder of Black Navy Veteran, Ruled Hate CrimeOne of them was reported to have tattoos affiliated with white supremacist groups.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 21, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeLaw Enforcement Agencies Declining to Report Hate Crimes, DOJ StatesThe number of police agencies participating in the FBI’s hate crimes has declined for the third straight yearByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 21, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationLouisiana Student Charged with Hate Crime for Whipping Black ClassmateThe student was also recorded throwing cotton balls at the Black student.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 17, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeNo Charges for Co-Worker Who Fatally Shot Black Man on a Camping TripPeter Spencer was fatally shot on a camping trip with his colleagues where he was the only Black man on the trip.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 16, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFive Florida Middle School Students Arrested and Charged with Hate CrimesAccording to arrest reports, the children said it was "Opposite Day" and yelled "brown power" while kicking and…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 11, 2022
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalJussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation for Staging Fake Hate Crime [UPDATED]While this chapter may be over, Smollett's legal troubles are far from over.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 10, 2022
NewsNewsFinally Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill Making Lynching A Hate CrimeThe historic bill carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 8, 2022