Sep 15 WATCH: Hate-fueled violence ‘has no place in America,’ Biden says By Colleen Long, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden gathered educators, faith leaders and others who have experienced violence firsthand for a discussion Thursday on how stop the violence, and promised action. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 7:31 Parents of murdered Army officer push for burial at Arlington cemetery By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young In May 2017, Richard Collins III had just been commissioned into the U.S. Army when he was stabbed to death at a university bus stop. His killer had links to a white supremacist group and was sentenced to life in… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 7:23 Examining Asian American civil rights 40 years after Vincent Chin’s murder June marks 40 years since the brutal death of Vincent Chin. The 27-year-old was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two men, who were fined $3,000 and received no jail time. His death sparked calls for justice and… Continue watching
Jun 16 Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in a 1982 hate attack, with commemoration By Corey Williams, Associated Press Detroit is helping to honor Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: CDC approves Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11 In our news wrap Friday, children in the U.S. ages 5 to 11 began receiving their Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots after the CDC gave its final approval, a federal judge rules COVID asylum restrictions must continue on the border,… Continue watching
May 20 WATCH: Attorney General Garland says Buffalo killings are ‘painful reminder’ of impact of hate crimes By Associated Press Garland pledged the Department of Justice was "deploying every resource we have to ensure accountability," for the massacre of ten Black people at the Tops Buffalo supermarket. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Biden speaks in Buffalo, condemns racist attack By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden has traveled to Buffalo, New York, declaring that "evil will not win" in America. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 5:23 Antisemitic incidents hit a record high in 2021. What’s behind the rise in hate? By William Brangham, Rachel Wellford The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks anti-Semitic behavior nationwide, found 2,717 incidents in 2021. That's a 34 percent rise from the year before and averages out to more than seven anti-Semitic incidents per day. Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:19 Biden signs law making lynching a federal hate crime By Amna Nawaz, Tess Conciatori, Tyriana Evans The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act became law on Tuesday, a bipartisan step towards acknowledging the history of racial violence in the United States. Amna Nawaz reports on the law's significance and what it took to get here. Continue watching
Mar 17 WATCH: House Homeland Security hearing on violent targeting of Black institutions By Associated Press The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing Thursday focused on the the rise in violence, which organizers say, is directed against minority institutions across the nation. Continue reading