November 5, 2024 by V Leigh

A Black man in Minneapolis was reportedly shot in the neck by his neighbor leaving him critically injured, despite at least 19 reports to police of racist threats and vandalism from his family about the neighbor. After the assault, it took nearly a week for police to arrest the man — charged with attempted murder and other offenses.

A Black man in Minneapolis was reportedly shot in the neck by his neighbor leaving him critically injured, despite at least 19 reports to police of racist threats and vandalism from his family about the neighbor. After the assault, it took nearly a week for police to arrest the… pic.twitter.com/8uwuTQOQVS
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) October 29, 2024

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Neighbor Beats Black Woman With Metal Bar, Faces No Charges https://t.co/dJCMNqnDE3 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 29, 2024

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Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama https://t.co/UdcGkTjkWz
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 2, 2024

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During a Chicago City Council hearing on missing Black and brown women, it was revealed that while Black women make up 16% of Chicago’s population, they account for a jarring 30% of all crime victims. We must prioritize the safety of Black women! https://t.co/PycaaEwl0a
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) October 28, 2024

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December 22, 2023 by V Leigh

Texas continues to discriminate against Black students despite passage of CROWN Act – United States Hypocrisy

Texas continues to discriminate against Black students despite passage of CROWN Act – United States Hypocrisy https://t.co/QUcWLw2KxN
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 16, 2023

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Why is Barbers Hill ISD still punishing students over hairstyle after Texas passed the CROWN Act? (Editorial) https://t.co/fJw70eEzJ0
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) December 21, 2023

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December 15, 2023 by V Leigh

Dealership Calls Cops On Black Woman Falsely Accused Of Using Fraudulent Check

Dealership Calls Cops On Black Woman Falsely Accused Of Using Fraudulent… https://t.co/8m6Km0jy3t via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 12, 2023

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Only 33% of UNLV faculty are BIPOC, but all four victims were (the fourth victim’s identity is unconfirmed but sources say he is AAPI). So far campus administration has not acknowledged this fact. Proud of this op-ed by my #UNLV colleagues. #UNLVStrong https://t.co/uBt4tNAEpF
— Brittany Paloma Fiedler (@bpfiedler) December 14, 2023

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Ex-Obama Official Charged With HATE Crime For Harassing Halal Food Cart … https://t.co/RUHZw9p6E0 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 28, 2023

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Where is FIRE? Where are all the people so worried about repression of campus speech and academic freedom? This is just deplorable. Society is regressing and we should all be appalled. https://t.co/dgoyoZzDHR
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) December 13, 2023

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November 16, 2023 by V Leigh

“Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them Black, who claimed they had been unjustly convicted.” – ProPublica

I am rocked to my core by this expose.The indifference, deception, corruption & disregard for the law of judges on the Louisiana 5th Circuit court,the complicity of the press & the state Supreme Court, & the too often naked brutality of the legal system… https://t.co/5x1Wqz0pJq
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) November 4, 2023

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July 14, 2023 by V Leigh

We say gay. We read banned books. And we will continue to defend our students’ freedom to learn and educators’ freedom to teach.

I woke up yesterday morning, looked out my window and saw the neighbors had hung this flag on their children’s playground.

Pull up a seat, and join me, friends, for The Chronicles of Being Black in a Rich, White suburb

A thread 💀 pic.twitter.com/2p3M03KOUV
— Brittani James, MD (@DrBrittaniJ) July 9, 2023

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Owner bans some LGBTQ customers from Michigan hair salon over pronouns. ‘Not welcome’ https://t.co/2Cssnp4eJu
— 🌈The Where True Love is Movement 🏳️‍⚧️ (@WhereTrueLoveIs) July 11, 2023

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Florida is racist and pushes divisive education.https://t.co/yZtHhhkg0a
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) July 9, 2023

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Republican Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the Tulsa massacre in Greenwood can be taught in schools but the instruction should not mention the issue of race. “Let’s not tie it to skin color”

For two days in 1921 — black residents were terrorized and had their… pic.twitter.com/AodvrZWgIX
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 10, 2023

🚨 The self-described white nationalist who wrote that Hispanics were “invading” America before fatally shooting 23 people at Walmart in El Paso was just sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms for his conviction on federal hate crimes charges. https://t.co/oSdrEfLIWL
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) July 7, 2023

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After a Supreme Court ruling found that “creative” businesses can turn away gay customers, influencers on the right are calling for the end of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

From @MiaGingerich: https://t.co/gEaRjzZrM4
— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) July 10, 2023

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Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi | @bookriot https://t.co/qCORwYvrSM
— Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) July 10, 2023

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After gutting affirmative action, Republicans target minority scholarships https://t.co/9xYcMyW8JV
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 5, 2023

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Philadelphia wants to ban ski masks to reduce gun violence, even though there isn’t a body of research proving such policies work.

Instead, it’s reminiscent of other policies that criminalize Black fashion, @sunny___sone wrote in our Weekly newsletter: https://t.co/Sc0Gj6Z9j5
— The Trace (@teamtrace) July 5, 2023

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“These Donor and Legacy Preferences are not justified by any educational necessity because Harvard cannot show that the use of these preferences is necessary to achieve any important educational goal.” https://t.co/9U6NUhwz6C
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 3, 2023

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A Facebook group for the mothers of LGBTQ kids is skyrocketing and now includes tens of thousands of moms against GOP bigotry.

The group, called Mama Bears, seeks to combat Republicans’ attempt to hijack “parents’ rights” to push a hateful agenda.

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— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) July 11, 2023

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We say gay. We read banned books. And we will continue to defend our students’ freedom to learn and educators’ freedom to teach. https://t.co/vnNIbMxHWB
— NEA (@NEAToday) July 7, 2023

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Black people are 50% more likely than White people to face medical debt. But they’re less likely to get a GoFundMe, thinking they’ll reinforce racist ideas about Black people wanting handouts. When Black people do seek help, they receive less than White people seeking help. pic.twitter.com/dWhs0mSbBC
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) July 11, 2023

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Hate has no place in our state. I’ve fought for more community-based resources to tackle the surge of hate crimes in California, and I won’t stop pushing to keep everyone safe.https://t.co/Ldl1R5Qead
— Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) July 7, 2023

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Today I announced the largest-ever investment to help organizations at risk of hate crimes and signed landmark legislation to strengthen our anti-hate crime efforts.

We are making it clear: Hate will never have a place in New York. pic.twitter.com/e4aC53oKH6
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) July 11, 2023

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December 23, 2019 by V Leigh

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.

Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S. – https://t.co/W6aUZd4o2m

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 11, 2019

What a financial advisor’s boss told him about a prospective client – a black woman who won a nearly $400k wrongful death settlement for her son:
“You’re not investing a dime for this lady…This is not money she respects. She didn’t earn it.”

No words. https://t.co/UaISIDrSdg

— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) December 11, 2019

I’m going to nickname @sunny, “Job,” because this required biblical patience between Meghan McCain’s rudeness and Abby Huntsman coming with the but-America-elected-a-black-president as evidence Kamala Harris didn’t face racism and sexism. Whew, chile.

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— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 11, 2019

"The white-supremacy movement did not hijack the memory of the Confederacy; in many ways, the modern white-supremacist movement evolved out of the failed Confederate movement. Confederate veterans were rarely embarrassed when called white supremacists."https://t.co/AhllzEBnH3

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 10, 2019

Prosecutor: Racist Memes Poisoned Killer’s Mind.
A prosecutor says racist memes poisoned the mind of Sean Urbanski, motivating him to fatally stab black college student Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland's campus. #RichardCollinsIII https://t.co/UFDzEzDvss

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) December 12, 2019

A man broke into a dormitory at a Jewish university and set fires, using matches intended for lighting a Hanukkah menorah, the fire commissioner said https://t.co/sW1aqede7T

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 21, 2019

Iowa woman ran down Hispanic teen with SUV because of her ethnicity, police said https://t.co/9lShmZ3u6O

— glenn robinson (@glncv) December 21, 2019

December 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Racist Rants

Houston, Texas

This racist White Man screamed the N word at a young black woman and tried to make a rear-end collision happen by speeding up and stopping in front of her!

Who is he?! WHERE DOES HE WORK!

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. pic.twitter.com/ye0DZzxoJC

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) November 11, 2019

Martin Hyde, a Florida politician allegedly offered a teenage Latino tennis player $50,000 to delete a racist video of him telling him to "cut grass." https://t.co/usR3IX3Icy pic.twitter.com/HDbgdW9gVf

— Complex (@Complex) December 3, 2019

In this minute and a half clip, you can hear the teacher saying, “You’re probably on welfare, too” to the Black student's father. https://t.co/NO54S1v80V

— ESSENCE (@Essence) November 24, 2019

“Hate speech is not free speech."

A 17-year-old high school student was targeted with a racist slur in graffiti at her school. The attack came after she protested against a Confederate flag painted onto a student’s parking space. https://t.co/l3ebppMO2m

— Pillars Fund (@pillars_fund) November 30, 2019

“You don’t know a damn thing, go back to China where you belong." A racist tirade in a #Richmond, BC, parking lot has been caught on camera. https://t.co/fQXTTfwdNo

— Daily Hive Vancouver (@DailyHiveVan) August 24, 2019

HER NAME IS Michelle Rajacichttps://t.co/y6O2yiK4LI

— 🇬🇭 Denny Blanco @SocietyBlackCo (@iamdennyblanco) November 26, 2019

July 25, 2018 by V Leigh

Hate and Discrimination in America

SLO County residents reported more hate crimes last year than the region has seen in nearly five years, @lindseymholden reports. #HateCrime @ProPublica @DocumentHate https://t.co/cREPtuCFb3

— Matt Fountain (@MattFountain1) July 11, 2018

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The smiling man with the headphones on…so symbolic of one of the reasons why there’s a resurgence of overt racism and hateful rhetoric. The woman behind him is dehumanizing another human and behaving with no dignity and he’s coy and amused. pic.twitter.com/OFfNPJTYiP

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 12, 2018

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Wow @ava,

This is a real life @QueenSugarOWN.

A wealthy white billionaire sold fake seeds to Black farmers to ruin their harvest and undercut their businesses. https://t.co/AJv88ejbyv

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 13, 2018

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A woman wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag was accosted by a man, who shouted comments such as, “Are you a citizen?” as she repeatedly asked a nearby police officer for help.

Read more: https://t.co/SJetqA7Azt pic.twitter.com/rCv01mwzVq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 11, 2018

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Mia Irizarry says she was setting up a picnic when a white man began harassing her for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag on it, saying it was "un-American."

A cop stood by and did nothing. https://t.co/4aqX35SWm9

— VICE (@VICE) July 10, 2018

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This is Timothy Trybus’ mugshot.
He’s now charged with 2 felony counts of hate crime for repeatedly harassing a woman wearing a shirt with a Puerto Rican flag on it. It’s a Class 3 felony; punishment could range from probation to to 2- 5yrs in prison. @FPDCC released a timeline. pic.twitter.com/0k4lm7bsUE

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) July 12, 2018

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Even in one of the most international and open-minded global cities:

18% of Sikhs said they had been denied service by a local business; ~6% who wore religious garments reported having had someone try and tear those garments off them.

Via @rararahima: https://t.co/QQqhRTuW95

— Vignesh Ramachandran (@VigneshR) July 16, 2018

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The city of #Oakland is trying to address racial profiling concerns after a study found that the @oaklandpoliceca is four times more likely to search a vehicle belonging to a black man than a white man. https://t.co/4klnFjgSnr

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) July 20, 2018

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This happened to my friend, Dr. Carolyn Theard-Griggs, an amazingly calm and pleasant person, vacationing with her husband and 4 kids. They are still waiting for @Marriott to respond and do the right thing. Please retweet. pic.twitter.com/EsIm556kAI

— Robin Whitsell (@robinwhitsell) July 14, 2018

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A Christian named Khalil Cavil was left a bill with no tip at the Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa, TX that said, "we don't tip terrorist" because the costumer thought he was a Muslim. The impact of #Islamophobia on black and brown people. https://t.co/8jumokOovK pic.twitter.com/Zi4C6poDbG

— Dr.Debbie Almontaser (@DebbiAlmontaser) July 21, 2018

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May 16, 2016 by V Leigh

Sign your name and tell @SouthwestAir to address our concerns of discrimination on flights

On @SouthwestAir flight: 'Take it off! This is America!: Man who yanked hijab pleads guilty to religious obstruction https://t.co/RvFRcP0X1p

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) May 14, 2016

Here's the petition. Sign your name & tell @SouthwestAir to address our concerns of discrimination on flights https://t.co/tjTLcyInFA

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) May 14, 2016

April 21, 2016 by V Leigh

Job prospects of minority applicants who “whiten” their resumes reveal discouraging truths

Job prospects of minority applicants who "whiten" their resumes reveal discouraging truths https://t.co/CXTy6hdqIq pic.twitter.com/QqvanYEru3

— White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) April 17, 2016

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