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News Articles: Hate Crimes

The Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, was the site of an attack by British national Malik Faisal Akram, who was in a 10-hour hostage standoff with law enforcement. A new report by the Anti-Defamation League says antisemitic incidents in the U.S. rose 36% in 2022.

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Antisemitic incidents are at an all-time high, the ADL reports

The annual report says instances of harassment, assault and propaganda are all on the rise. It warns public officials and social media stars have helped normalize longstanding antisemitic tropes.

March 24, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday, March 13, 2023. Most victims were targeted due to race or ethnicity, followed by sexual orientation and religion.

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New FBI data show reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021

Nationally, the number of hate crimes reported by the FBI increased from 8,120 in 2020 to 9,065 in 2021.

March 14, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
This photo provided by Kawena Alo-Kaonohi shows a view looking down into Kahakuloa village in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Jan. 18, 2020. The village was the scene of a brutal attack in 2014.

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  • National

Two Native Hawaiians get prison in a crime that exposed the state's racial complexity

The victim, who was brutally attacked after he tried to move into their remote village on Maui, wouldn't have been beaten if he wasn't white, a U.S. judge said in sentencing two men for a hate crime.

March 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Attendees applaud after New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced actions to combat hate crimes at her office in New York City in November 2022. Hochul has formed a new unit to combat hate and bias across the state that will focus on education, early detection and mobilizing support in areas where a bias-related incidents have occurred.

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  • National

New York residents have mixed feelings about yet another statewide anti-bias program

The new unit is a broader effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul to address hate crimes and violence across the state in response to Buffalo's deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people.

December 20, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Axel Cox, 24, of Gulfport, Miss., was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act after burning a cross in front of a Black family because of their race.

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  • National

A man who burned a cross to intimidate his Black neighbors pleads guilty to hate crime

Axel Cox, 24, of Gulfport, Miss., who burned a cross in his front yard, was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act over the December 2020 incident.

December 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
This photo shows, from left to right, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, two of three white men who will face sentencing Monday for their roles in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • National

Father and son sentenced to life for a hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery's death

Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people.

August 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Xernona Clayton, a key aide to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King who helped sustain the civil rights movement in the 1960s, is interviewed in her offices at the Trumpet Foundation in Atlanta, on June 3, 2022.

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Civil rights advocate Xernona Clayton is still 'fearless'

A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped sustain the civil rights movement in the 1960s says she's deeply saddened by the hate crimes seeking to terrorize people across America. But Xernona Clayton has been working for racial harmony since the movement began, and refuses to accept mass killings as routine.

June 08, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.

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K-Pop stars BTS went to the White House to talk about anti-Asian hate crimes

K-Pop stars BTS met with President Biden Tuesday to talk about inclusion and representation. There's been an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

May 31, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Brunswick resident Dana Roberts Beckham poses next to a mural of Ahmaud Arbery on the side of a building in Brunswick. In the mural, Arbery is wearing a black tuxedo and a white collared shirt.

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'You can't just throw your hate at me': Brunswick residents reflect on Ahmaud Arbery's legacy

Hear Brunswick residents share what the historic hate crimes verdict means to them moving forward.

February 25, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
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  • National

A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes

A jury in Brunswick, Ga., found defendants Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan guilty of hate crimes in the 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

February 23, 2022
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  • Liz Baker
The family and attorneys of the Ahmaud Aubery raise their arms in victory after all three men were found guilty of hates crimes at the federal courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, the three men convicted of murder in Arbery’s fatal shooting have been found guilty of federal hate crimes.

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  • Law

“He will now begin to rest in power”: parents of Ahmaud Arbery celebrate verdict in hate crimes case

Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery praised the guilty verdict, while vowing to continue pursuing justice for their son and remembering his legacy.

February 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
This May 17, 2020, file photo, shows a mural depicting Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • National

Was Ahmaud Arbery's killing a hate crime? The jury begins its deliberations

The jury in the federal hate crimes trial of three white male defendants will decide whether Arbery was killed because of the color of his skin.

February 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney during his 2021 state murder trial. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are now on trial for committing federal hate crimes against Ahmaud Arbery.

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  • Law

Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery's killers

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

February 18, 2022
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  • Liz Baker
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Bomb threats against Black institutions are deeply rooted in U.S. history

"HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month.

February 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Outside of the Glynn County Courthouse, Ahmaud Arbery's aunt, Thea Brooks, joins a group during a demonstration calling for the conviction of the three men who face charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery and other county officials they say were complicit in his death.

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  • National

Family of Ahmaud Arbery leads rally ahead of trial of men charged in killing

Community organizers and Arbery's family hope the momentum for policy changes after his death will continue throughout the trial. Jury selection begins Monday.

October 16, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Liz Baker
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