WASHINGTON — The number of hate crime incidents reported in the United States jumped by 17 percent last year to more than 7,000 – the largest increase since 2001 when the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to a surge in bias-motivated crimes. The increase, reported Tuesday by the FBI, marks the third annual jump […]
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump appears to have endorsed three inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted on Twitter by a far-right British politician, re-tweeting them on his @realdonaldtrump account. The re-tweets appeared Wednesday morning and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not immediately respond to a VOA request to verify their authenticity. The messages were […]
WASHINGTON — The recent anti-Muslim attack in Portland, Oregon, has highlighted an alarming rise in hate crimes across the U.S. targeting Muslims, African-Americans and other groups. But hate crimes against Native Americans often don’t often make headlines, which they say is part of a pattern of discrimination and violence dating back generations. They worry they may […]