“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!

    Beating of Disabled Teenager Highlights a Crime That Often Goes Unpunished

    By | January 9th, 2017|Articles|

    by Mitch Smith and Richard Perez-Pena January 6, 2017   CHICAGO — The appalling video seized the nation’s attention this week: A group of young people kidnapped, bound, beat, slashed, gagged, humiliated and threatened to

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    The fascinating, if unreliable, history of hate crime tracking in the US

    By | January 9th, 2017|Articles|

    by Hailey Middlebrook January 5, 2017   (CNN)According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a crime becomes a hate crime when there's an added element of bias. For example, a murder is labeled a hate

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    4 Black Suspects Charged in Videotaped Beating of White Teenager in Chicago

    By | January 9th, 2017|Articles|

    by Mitch Smith and Monica Davey January 5, 2017   CHICAGO — A white teenager cowers in a corner, his hands bound with orange cords and his mouth covered with tape. Four African-Americans kick and

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    A Black Transgender Man Attacked on the Subway

    By | January 9th, 2017|Articles|

    by Editorial Board January 5, 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

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