Hate crimes

Rana Sodhi (L) and Harjit Sodhi hold a photograph of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was shot and killed at 52. Since his death, the brothers have been involved in educating others about Sikhism and the discrimination their community faces in

'People Saw Only A Turban And A Beard': Reflecting On A Post-Sept. 11 Death

8:17am September 14, 2018

Two Sikh men lost their brother in a violent hate crime following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. At StoryCorps, they reflect on his life and how they were treated after the terrorist attacks.

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Dylann Roof enters the courtroom at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in Charleston, S.C., on April 10, 2017.

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Sister Of Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Arrested After Menacing Social Media Post

9:10am March 15, 2018

by Scott Neuman

After a Snapchat post saying she hoped students participating in a walkout to protest gun violence "get shot," Morgan Roof, 18, was taken into custody on drug and weapons charges.

The seal of the F.B.I. hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquarters.

Hate Crimes Up In 2016, FBI Statistics Show

12:27pm November 13, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

FBI statistics released Monday show that the number of hate crimes reported last year rose by nearly 5 percent compared to the previous year.

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents On The Rise In North Carolina

12:48pm November 03, 2017

by David Ford

North Carolina joins a list of two other states and the District of Columbia showing significant rises in anti-Semitism.

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Joshua Vallum is sworn in before pleading guilty to state murder charges at George County Circuit Court in Lucedale, Miss., last July. On Monday, he was sentenced to 49 years in prison for a federal hate crime — the first such case brought for a crime s

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1st Man Prosecuted For Federal Hate Crime Targeting Transgender Victim Gets 49 Years

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Joshua Brandon Vallum's sentence, which was rendered Monday, comes on top of the life sentence he is already serving under state law. The case was unprecedented for the Justice Department.

Members of the South Asian community and others attend a peace vigil for Srinivas Kuchibhotla, the 32-year-old Indian engineer killed at a bar Olathe, Kansas, in Bellevue, Washington on March 5, 2017.

Indian Americans Reckon With Reality Of Hate Crimes

6:02pm May 15, 2017

by Arun Venugopal

Unaccustomed to being targets, they are organizing and marshalling resources after one fateful killing.

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A screenshot from a video about the Sikh community that is part of a large awareness campaign. The project was funded entirely by grass-roots donations. The campaign's ads will air nationally.

Why American Sikhs Think They Need A Publicity Campaign

10:21am April 28, 2017

by Akinyi Ochieng

American Sikhs faced an onslaught of violence and hate crimes following the Sept. 11 attacks. In the face of renewed racist vitriol, they have devised a positive media plan.

Martin Luther King, Jr. listening to a transistor radio in the front line of the third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to campaign for proper registration of black voters, March 23, 1965. Ralph Abernathy (second from left), Ralph Bunche (third fr

Black-Jewish Relations Intensified And Tested By Current Political Climate

9:40pm April 23, 2017

by Akinyi Ochieng

Activist ties that go back to the Civil Rights Movement are being strained by divergent viewpoints on the movement for black lives and Israel's position on Palestine.

Dylann Roof appears at a bond hearing court in June 2015 in North Charleston, S.C.

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Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty To State Murder Charges For Charleston Church Attack

2:01pm April 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Roof shot dead nine people in the basement of a historically black church in 2015. He has already been sentenced to death on federal hate crimes charges.

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Racist Assault At A Child's Birthday Party Yields Long Prison Terms In Georgia

11:31am February 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The defendants, who have three children together, wept as a judge sentenced them to a combined 19 years in prison for their role in a white supremacist group's rampage.