Mar 16 Watch 8:36 A year after deadly spa shootings, Asian Americans continue to face physical, verbal abuse By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes It was one year ago this week since a mass shooting at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent. Amna Nawaz reports on how attacks against Asian Americans have continued across the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:42 Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 in Georgia were found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury concluded that Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan targeted and shot Arbery because he was… Continue watching
Feb 14 Judge for Arbery killing hate crimes trial to seat jury By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A jury with three Black members was sworn in Monday for the federal hate crimes trial of the white men previously convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, whose killing prosecutors will argue was motivated by racism. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:05 Jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial for murder of Ahmaud Arbery By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes Last month, three men were sentenced in Georgia state court to life in prison for murdering Ahmaud Arbery. On Monday, jury selection began in the federal hate crimes trial that will look at whether the killings were racially motivated. Former… Continue watching
Jan 30 U.S. cities mark 1st anniversary of Thai grandfather’s killing By Associated Press Hundreds of people in San Francisco marched Sunday demanding justice for 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, who died a year ago. People in five other U.S. cities joined to honor the grandfather from Thailand who was assaulted while on a morning walk… Continue reading
Sep 28 Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Senate Homeland Security committee holds hearing on domestic terrorism By News Desk The hearing focused on the threat of racially, ethnically, religiously, and politically motivated attacks in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 21 How the Sikh community’s experiences with hate crimes shows why data collection is so important By Vignesh Ramachandran Newly passed federal legislation advocates for better hate crime reporting and collection, but the government’s track record with data is spotty. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Biden signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to combat rise in anti-Asian attacks In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden signed the new COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed Congress with bipartisan support. The U.S. House of Representatives approved nearly $2 billion to increase security at the Capitol in the wake of the… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 6:55 In rare moment of bipartisanship, Congress passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori Congress on Tuesday sent to President Joe Biden's desk a bill to combat the recent rise in hate crimes, including against Asian Americans and people of Pacific Islander descent. It's a rare moment of bipartisanship in a Capitol increasingly gridlocked… Continue watching