“Hate” In the News

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    Below are news stories and events related to hate crimes and domestic terrorism from around the world!

    From an Anchor’s Lips to Trump’s Ears to Sweden’s Disbelief

    By | March 6th, 2017|Articles|

    by Peter Baker and Sewell Chan February 20, 2017   PALM BEACH, Fla. — On Friday night, Fox News aired an alarming six-minute segment in which the host, Tucker Carlson, interviewed a documentary filmmaker about

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    First-Ever Tracker Of Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Launched

    By | March 6th, 2017|Articles|

    by Jenny J. Chen February 17, 2017   After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. A report from the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations found

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    An arts nonprofit closes shop after ‘constant attacks’ by anti-gentrification activists

    By | March 6th, 2017|Articles|

    by Brittny Mejia and Steve Saldivar February 22, 2017   Citing harassment and online trolling, the co-founders of an art space in Boyle Heights announced Tuesday that they will close the nonprofit, calling it a casualty of

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    Trump denounces anti-Semitism after Jewish community centers receive 68 bomb threats in six weeks

    By | March 6th, 2017|Articles|

    by Jaweed Kaleem and Alene Tehekmedyian February 21, 2017 The phone rang Monday morning at the Levite Jewish Community Center outside Birmingham, Ala., and a receptionist answered it. There was a bomb in the building,

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