Islam June 18, 2018 SPLC makes huge settlement with anti-extremist group it called 'anti-Muslim' The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced Monday that it would pay $3.375 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a British anti-extremism group that was put on a list of "anti-Muslim extremists."
Hate Crime June 7, 2018 Men threw hatchet at black teen, yelled racial slurs, police say Authorities in Massachusetts on Wednesday were searching for two men who allegedly yelled racial slurs and threw a hatchet at a black teen.
Hate Crime March 9, 2018 Man charged with hate crime after driving truck into store he believed was Muslim-owned, authorities say A former reserve deputy in Louisiana allegedly admitted to driving his white pickup truck into a shop he mistakenly believed was owned by Muslims.
Hate Crime February 21, 2018 Report: KKK chapters drop steeply despite 'hate group' surge The number of Ku Klux Klan chapters in the U.S. is plummeting as a new generation of khaki-clad racists rejects hoods and robes for a “hipper” brand of hate, according to a report Wednesday by an organization that tracks far-right extremists.
Hate Crime February 2, 2018 Oregon State student charged with hate crime over racist bumper stickers A doctoral student at Oregon State University faces felony hate crime charges after being arraigned Tuesday for allegedly placing racist bumper stickers on cars last June.
Hate Crime January 9, 2018 Man who vandalized Colorado mosque kills himself A man who pleaded guilty to a hate crime for vandalizing a Colorado mosque killed himself, authorities said.
Hate Crime January 5, 2018 NFL heiress' alleged anti-Semitic remarks being probed as hate crime NFL heiress Jacqueline Kent Cooke’s scuffle with a 52-year-old lawyer at a Manhattan restaurant last Sunday is now being probed as a hate crime for her alleged anti-Semitic remarks, The New York Daily News reported.
Hate Crime December 27, 2017 Hate crimes and hoaxes: 10 campus stories debunked in 2017 Remember when a black cadet at the Air Force Academy said he found a racist message in his dorm? That prompted Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria to say in remarks that went viral, “If you can’t treat someone with dignity and respect, then get out.” Well, turns out the inciting incident was a hoax.
College November 17, 2017 Jewish students at New Jersey university worry about rising anti-Semitism Jewish students and officials at Rutgers University in New Jersey say they have seen all this and more amid a disturbing rise of anti-Semitic sentiment on campus over the past few months.
Hate Crime November 9, 2017 Fake hate crime reports pose serious problems, for the accused and actual victims Last September, five black cadet candidates found racial slurs written on whiteboards outside their rooms at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School -- including one message that read, "go home n-----."
US November 7, 2017 Man admits spraying racist graffiti on his own car, police said A black man has confessed to spraying a racist graffiti on his own car as a Halloween prank, according to Police on Monday.