In a case combining mistaken identity, incredibly poor judgment and racial profiling, Las Vegas police are accused of “confusing” a 23-year-old Black man for a white man twice his age simply because they share a similar name. And now that wrongfully detained man is filing suit against the police department…
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Hundreds of Antisemitic Flyers Left at Homes in Miami Beach Jewish Community
A residential neighborhood in Miami Beach, home to a large Jewish community, is under attack from an unknown racist bigot. Mychael Schnell of The Hill reported that “antisemitic fliers were left at hundreds of homes in Miami Beach overnight on Sunday, Jan. 23 [in] the latest incident against the Jewish…
AAPI Forum With Actress Olivia Munn To Discuss Anti-Asian Discrimination Hit with Racist ‘Zoom Bomb’
An online gathering of Asian American women and their allies to talk about anti-Asian discrimination felt the damage firsthand when a racist internet troll attacked their meeting. Leah Asmelash of CNN reported that the “virtual gathering of high-profile Asian American creators, including actress Olivia Munn, became the subject of their…
Florida Legislature Issues Initial Approval of Bill That Would Prohibit White ‘Discomfort’ During Black History Education
Even though the Florida Department of Education has already banned the classroom teaching of Critical Race Theory, lawmakers in the state are attempting to go even further, passing a law to protect whites’ “feelings” during education dealing with Black history. Amy Simonson of CNN reported that a bill backed by…
Mitch McConnell Under Fire for Claiming Black Americans Are Not ‘Americans’
As the battle to protect voting rights continues in the nation’s capital — sadly with little success — veteran politician and minority leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, has come under fire for a statement he made that implied Black Americans were not “full” Americans. Bruce Schreiner of The…
New York City Bigot Who Attacked Sikh Taxi Driver at JFK Airport Charged With Hate Crime
As we enter the fourth week of 2022, hate crimes across the country are continuing at an alarming rate for people of all races and religions, including individuals of the Sikh faith. Based on FBI data from October 2021, hate crimes in the country are at their highest level…
Maine Radio Announcers Fired for Mocking Girl’s High School Basketball Players’ Weight on the Air
In a horrible example of rude, sexist and thoroughly discriminatory behavior, two radio announcers in Maine were fired for openly mocking members of a girl’s high school basketball team during a live broadcast. The Associated Press reported that “the comments were made by two broadcasters on the Houlton radio station…
Parent Sues Texas School District Over ‘Secretly’ Hiring A Diversity Consultant
It’s another day for problematic circumstances against DEI in the state of Texas. A recent report from Billy Gates of NBC-affiliated TV station KXAN-TV said a parent is suing the Eanes Independent School District in Austin, accusing the district of being in “multiple violations” of the Texas Open Meetings Act…
Florida School Bans Education on COVID-19 Science and Gender Fluidity — In Addition to Critical Race Theory
In an effort to “teach students how to think instead of what to think,” a school in Florida has taken bans on progressive subjects to a whole new level, barring classroom discussion of not just critical race theory but also gender fluidity and even the science behind how COVID-19 is…
In First Full Week of 2022, Lawmakers in At Least 7 States Propose New Anti-Trans Legislation
Although 2021 was dubbed by many, including the Human Rights Campaign. as the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” many equality and advocacy experts warn 2022 appears to be getting off with an equally hate-filled start. Matt Lavietes of NBC News reported that “throughout the first…