By Mary Lee January 13, 2017 RICHMOND – Attorney General Mark Herring, backed by Democratic legislators and interfaith leaders, said Friday he will seek to broaden the state’s definition of “hate crime” to cover gender identity, sexual orientation and disability. “Too many Virginians and folks all around the country have been targeted by a
January 6, 2017 The horrific beating of a mentally disabled white man in Chicago by four black assailants broadcast on social media is highlighting anti-white hate crimes at a time of increased racial strife in the United States. But federal statistics and experts say anti-white incidents remain a smaller percentage of overall hate crimes.
By Editorial Board January 11, 2017 This week in hate highlights hate crimes and harassment around the country since the election of Donald Trump. The Southern Poverty Law Center and other groups are keeping detailed counts of these incidents as concerns increase about a rise in hate crimes. Here are some that have drawn
by Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder January 8, 2017 CHARLESTON, S.C. — The federal trial to determine whether Dylann S. Roof will receive the death penalty for his murderous rampage at an African-American church has become a delicate balancing act, pitting the desire of prosecutors to convey the fullness of grief for the nine
January 7, 2017 Poles living in Britain are so anxious about their right to remain after Brexit that they are failing to report hate crimes, according to the head of the Polish Social and Cultural Association. Joanna Młudzińska, who will give evidence on Tuesday to a home affairs select committee inquiry on the issue,
January 7, 2017 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The horrific beating of a mentally disabled white man in Chicago by four black assailants broadcast on social media is highlighting anti-white hate crimes at a time of increased racial strife in the United States. But federal statistics and experts say anti-white incidents remain a smaller percentage of
by Margaret Carlson January 6, 2017 Since the days when my mother wouldn’t let my older brother go out to play stickball if I wasn’t with him, there’s been a lot of progress in attitudes toward those we now call developmentally or intellectually challenged. There’s mainstreaming them into public schools, the Special Olympics, TV
by Kenya Downs and Laura Santhanam January 6, 2017 On June 17, 2015, just after 8 p.m., 21-year-old Dylann Roof walked into a bible study session at the historically black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina with a .45-caliber Glock pistol and seven extra loaded magazines. He sat in the prayer
by Aidan McLaughlin January 6, 2017 A 28-year-old man verbally abused and punched two women in subway stations in Queens, during separate attacks that police are investigating as hate crimes, cops said Friday. Arana Sherlock is being sought by authorities for the racially-charged attacks that began Dec. 8 inside the 88th St. station in
by James Queally January 6, 2017 When he first read the letter mailed to the Islamic Center of Long Beach last November, Tarek Mohamed wasn’t terribly surprised by the hateful screed inside. The note was addressed to the “Children of Satan,” called for the extermination of Muslims in the U.S. and referenced Donald Trump’s election