by Denver Post Opinion November 6, 2016 Re: “Parallels seen in protests of Dakota pipeline, Oregon refuge,” Oct. 29 news story. The article about parallels between public land protests in North Dakota and Oregon drew interesting comparisons. But acquitted? Are you kidding? Last time I checked, armed takeover of a federal facility is not “exercising
by Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura November 5, 2016 BELFAST, Northern Ireland — On the surface, Britain would seem to be in the throes of an alarming wave of hate crimes. In 2015, Britain recorded eight times as many hate crimes as the United States, which has five times as many people; that was 31 times
by Jennifer Medina November 5, 2016 LOS ANGELES — The message on the steel roll-up gate of Mihai Nicodim’s gallery could not have been clearer: With obscene language, the spray-painted words condemned what they labeled “white art.” It was not the first time Mr. Nicodim had been targeted by activists in Boyle Heights, a
by Brittny Mejia November 3, 2016 The Los Angeles Police Department is treating three acts of vandalism in the last month targeting art galleries in Boyle Heights, including graffiti at one gallery that attacked "white art,” as possible hate crimes. The probe comes amid a debate in the predominantly Latino Eastside neighborhood over the growing
by Alexandra Werner-Winslow November 2, 2016 Fire fighters arrived to find Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church “heavily engulfed in flames” with the words “Vote Trump” spray-painted on the side of the building, according to Mayor Errick Simmons, who spoke at a press conference Wednesday morning. Image Source: Angie Quezada, Delta Daily News Simmons said that Tuesday’s
by Douglas Dowty November 2, 2016 Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man once convicted of killing a transgender woman as a hate crime tried to convince a judge this morning to overrule the state's highest court and set him free. Dwight DeLee, 28, was released after the 2009 trial because the jury convicted and
by Judy L. Thomas November 2, 2016 Something about the request just didn’t feel right to Miles Evans. Over the summer, the state commander of the Kansas Flatlanders Militia had been contacted by two men who wanted to join his group. Evans had run into the two at militia training events. But they belonged
By ADAM GOLDMAN NOV. 1, 2016 Things finally seemed to be going better for Noor Salman and her husband, Omar Mateen. He had been accepted into a police training program and had showered her with jewelry to celebrate. He had given her permission to visit her family in California and handed her spending money for
By NINA SIEGAL OCT. 31, 2016 The Dutch government’s prosecution of a far-right lawmaker for hate speech was upstaged by his continued racial vitriol on Monday before the trial could get underway. The lawmaker, Geert Wilders, whose tirades against Islam, immigration and the European Union have made him one of the most divisive figures in
Cole Miller and KOIN 6 News Staff October 31, 2016 A pair of local churches became canvasses for hate when vandals sprayed nasty messages and anti-Semitic symbols on Monday morning. But one pastor tells KOIN 6 News he plans to use the incident as an opportunity to teach his community about the harsh reality that