by Paul Sperry December 5, 2016 At least 2,000 educators around the country reported racist slurs and other derogatory language leveled against white students in the first days after Donald Trump was elected president. But the group that surveyed the teachers didn’t publish the results in its report on Trump-related “hate crimes.” The Southern
December 5, 2016 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Muslim employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was attacked in Grand Central Station on her way to work Monday morning, police said. The assault took place at around 7 a.m. as the victim — Soha Salama, 45 — was heading to work on the 7 train.
December 5, 2016 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was “sick” when he heard that a hero NYPD officer was allegedly harassed by a man over the weekend because of her Muslim faith. The officer was one of three Muslim women who have reported hate crimes in the last week.
by Virginia Hale December 5, 2016 The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has released a report in which it claims that policies to control immigration have caused a “rapid rise in racial violence”. The Soros-linked think tank, whose director Liz Fekete attacked “anti-racist” group Hope Not Hate for discussing Pakistani grooming gangs, argues border
December 5, 2016 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are proposing bills that would make attacking a law enforcement officer a hate crime. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/2gIiIK2 ) reports that Rep. Marsha Haefner’s bill would consider certain offenses a hate crime if they were committed because the victim worked as an officer or
by Keri Blakinger December 4, 2016 The local branch of an Islamic organization called Sunday for a hate crime investigation after a Muslim-owned business in Galveston was targeted by vandals. Asad Khan found the front of his Post Office Street restaurant covered in bacon last weekend, just days after discovering bacon grease smeared on
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