Nov 15 Watch 11:14 Hate crimes in the U.S. have risen. How do we respond? By PBS News Hour Hate crimes were up 6.8 percent last year, including a 67 percent increase toward Muslim-Americans, according to new FBI statistics. To discuss factors that have led to a surge, Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Rizwan Jaka of All Dulles Area Muslim… Continue watching
Nov 12 Americans don safety pins in solidarity with minorities after election By Alison Thoet Some Americans are wearing safety pins as a symbol of solidarity with victims of racism, homophobia and religious discrimination. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 7:53 LGBT Americans target of violent hate crimes more than any other group By PBS News Hour The Orlando mass shooting put a new focus on efforts to pass hate crime laws — and the sobering reality that LGBT Americans are more than twice as likely to be the target of a violent hate-crime than Muslims or… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Charleston shooting suspect enters temporary not guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Dylann Roof entered a temporary not guilty plea to federal hate crime charges in connection to the killing of nine worshippers at a church in Charleston last month. Also, the wing fragment discovered on an… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 4:04 FBI: Blacks most often targeted in hate crimes By PBS News Hour An estimated 260,000 suspected hate crimes happen in the U.S. every year. More than 50 out of every 1 million black citizens was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime in 2012, the highest of any group, according to… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch In ‘The True American,’ victim of attempted murder tries to save attacker By PBS News Hour If you could face the man who tried to kill you, what would you do? A new book, “The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas,” tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a U.S. immigrant from Bangladesh, who was shot… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch FULL VIDEO: Kansas community holds memorial service for shooting victims By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 At Kansas City memorial, Holder calls hate crimes an ‘affront to who we are’ By Joshua Barajas Attorney General Eric Holder told hundreds of Kansas City, Kan. mourners Thursday that all Americans stood with their community after three people were killed at two Jewish facilities, in what local and federal authorities have called a hate crime. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch At Kansas City memorial, Holder calls hate crimes an ‘affront to who we are’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch News Wrap: Trayvon Martin’s Parents Attend Congressional Forum on Hate Crimes In other news Tuesday, the parents of the late 17-year-old Trayvon Martin attended congressional Democrats' forum on racial profiling and hate crimes. They thanked the panel for convening the event, but did not testify. Also, the Environmental Protection Agency called… Continue watching