Tag: Hate Crimes
New Racial Justice Bureau at Cal DOJ Will Support State’s Reparations Task Force
Tanu Henry | California Black Media
Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he has created a new bureau within the Department of...
Men Plead Not Guilty To Hate Crimes in Ahmaud Arbery Death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old...
Civil Rights Groups’ Issue Solidarity Statement on Wave of Hate Crimes Against Asian Community;...
By Hazel Trice Edney
The National Action Network, headed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is among 207 organizations that issued the anti-hate statement.
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After Attacks on Asian Americans, California Lawmakers Push To Expand Hate Crime Laws
By Byrhonda Lyons and Robert Lewis
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The Atlanta shootings and other recent attacks on Asian Americans have prompted state lawmakers to resurrect past bills,...
Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post
Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.
