by Christian M. Wade November 21, 2016 BOSTON — Reports of hate crimes have surged since Donald Trump's election, and state leaders and civil rights groups are vowing to confront allegations of threats and harassment following his racially charged presidential campaign. “Over the past two weeks we’ve heard alarming reports from across the country
by Emily Bazelon November 16, 2016 Kids who are in religious or ethnic minorities, or are gay or disabled, are more likely to be bullied in school than other kids. Their point of difference can be a point of vulnerability. In the last decade, schools have put more energy into preventing bullying, to the
by Sarah maslin Nir and Ashley Southall November 20, 2016 On Friday, swastikas and the words “Go Trump” were discovered in graffiti on a jungle gym in Brooklyn Heights. By Sunday, the scrawl had been erased and in its place was a pile of marigolds, chrysanthemums and tiny paper hearts as a rally echoed
by Del Quentin Wilbur November 18, 2016 Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department’s civil rights division was rebuilt into what former Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. called the agency’s “crown jewel.” But many civil rights advocates and legal scholars voiced concern Friday that the unit faces an uncertain future under the leadership of President-elect Donald Trump
by Anna North November 18, 2016 Hundreds of incidents of harassment and intimidation have been reported across the country since Election Day. Below are just a few: • In Wellsville, N.Y., a softball dugout was spray-painted with a swastikaand the words “Make America White Again.” • At the University of Pennsylvania, black students were
by Leslie Berestein-Rojas November 21, 2016 Los Angeles County supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday on a motion aimed at combating hate crime after several suspected incidents were reported following the Nov. 8 presidential election. Supervisor Hilda Solis is proposing the county sheriff's department "act swiftly to proactively contact communities likely to be targeted"
by Rebecca Shapiro November 21, 2016 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) plans to investigate the uptick in hate crimesthat have occurred in the state since the presidential election, he announced Sunday. Speaking before the congregation at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, Cuomo reaffirmed New York’s place as a safe haven for immigrants, people of color
Dear Friends, In the past week, on two separate occasions, GRID Alternatives staff and trainees were subjected to racially motivated physical and verbal abuse by neighborhood residents while working on one of our jobsites. Sadly, we know that they are not alone in these experiences, and that these experiences are not new for people of
Here in the United States, the results of the 2016 presidential election revealed once again the deep social and cultural divisions of the country. The shock waves of the election of Donald Trump, contradicting most all polling data, have been framed in terms of “populist versus establishment” and “politics versus entertainment.” For professionals working in
by Adeel Hassan November 14, 2016 DUNDALK, Md. — Ra’ad and Hutham Lalqaraghuli are no longer sure which America they’re a part of. Is it the hateful country they confronted a few weeks before the presidential election, when someone left a note at their door that said, “Terrorist Leave no one wants you here”?