Hate crimes

Orlando Shooting Vigil

Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word

We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.

Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Veterans against Trump

Why, in a Season of Hate, I Have Hope Why, in a Season of Hate, I Have Hope

Yes, the rise of Donald Trump in the United States and far-right parties in Europe is scary. But there are also many signs of hope.

May 16, 2016 / Laila Lalami

Sign protesting Trump in Patchogue

With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed

Patchogue’s Latino community has learned that anti-immigrant rhetoric can become a lot more than talk.

Apr 19, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime

Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime

How one NBA referee took a hate crime against his sexuality and turned it on its head.

Dec 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Surreace Cox, of North Charleston, South Carolina, holds a sign during a prayer vigil down the street from the Emanuel AME Church following the mass shooting there.

How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism? How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism?

America must start rejecting the politics of fear.

Dec 15, 2015 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder, Revisited

The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder, Revisited The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder, Revisited

HBO’s new documentary reminds us how deadly threat perception is for black people.

Nov 23, 2015 / Kristal Brent Zook

October 7, 1998: Matthew Shepard Is Found Brutally Tortured and Left for Dead

October 7, 1998: Matthew Shepard Is Found Brutally Tortured and Left for Dead October 7, 1998: Matthew Shepard Is Found Brutally Tortured and Left for Dead

“The demagogy of the political classes legitimizes the irrational, dehumanizing queer-fear that motors these assaults.”

Oct 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Ahmed Mohamed

Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas

The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.

Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Donald Trump

Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic

It’s not just rhetoric. Donald Trump’s odious message is driving anti-immigrant hate crimes.

Aug 21, 2015 / Greg Grandin

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

The murders of baby Ali Dawabsheh in Duma and 16-year-old Shira Banki at Jerusalem's gay pride cannot be separated from the state's violence toward Palestinians.

Aug 8, 2015 / Jen Marlowe

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