by Elizabeth Levy Paluck and Michael Chwe November 29, 2016 Studies have shown that influencers and communities can de-legitimize violence Intimidation and harassment have spiked throughout the country following the recent election. Women, people of color, immigrants, Muslims, Jews and LGBTQ folks, including many of our own students, report palpable fear. On Nov. 13,
by Sandy Coronilla and Steve Fiorina SAN DIEGO — A Liberty Station museum whose mission it is to provide educational programs about immigrant experiences was targeted by vandals Saturday morning. Messages were discovered on two exhibition signs at the New Americans Museum. Staff were alerted to the messages written on signs outside the gallery
by Cameron Knight November 22, 2016 CINCINNATI — A 25-year-old Toledo man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge Tuesday in the Northern District Court of Ohio after beating an African-American stranger in the street earlier this year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On May 18 in Toledo, Robert Paschalis and
by Chelsea Bailey November 14, 2016 More than 300 incidents of harassment or intimidation have been reported following Donald Trump's election Tuesday night, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) told NBC News Monday. The SPLC first published its report on post-election incidents on Friday but said reports have continued to stream in. They found
by Enjoli Francis and Angelique Yack November 23, 2016 Federal authorities said today they are reviewing the shooting death of a black teenager in West Virginia as a hate crime. On Monday around 8:45 p.m., according to the criminal complaint, Charleston police responded to a report of a shooting in East Charleston, Kanawha County.
by Vivian Ho November 23, 2016 San Francisco police officers are adding a new strategy — going undercover — in an effort to combat hate crimes, Interim Police Chief Toney Chaplin said Wednesday. At a City Hall news conference with Mayor Ed Lee and other leaders, Chaplin did not offer specifics, but warned that
by Amy La Porte November 21, 2016 (CNN)An "explosion" in hate crimes since Election Day has prompted the creation of a special police unit to fight the uptick in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. The announcement coincided with an address at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, where Cuomo called for an end to
by Shaun King November 25, 2016 Just days after Donald Trump’s election, in El Sobrante, Calif., about 20 miles north of San Francisco, something truly terrible happened. I honestly believe it must be viewed in the context of the wave of hate crimes that swept our nation immediately after Trump’s win. Except most of
by Juliana Rose Pignataro November 28, 2016 A transgender person was shot after leaving a bar in Philadelphia’s Overbrook section Sunday night. The 21-year-old victim was shot in the hip and taken to a nearby hospital where he remains in stable condition. Police are now seeking two male suspects in the crime. The unnamed
by Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky November 28, 2016 The white man charged with killing nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston, S.C., last year will be allowed to represent himself in his federal hate-crimes trial, a judge said Monday. This means that Dylann Roof, 22, could question survivors of the attack if