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Hate Crimes Up; Racial Incidents Dominate

FBI figures show 8% jump for 2006

(Newser) - Hate crimes in the US rose 7.8% in 2006, with racially motivated attacks accounting for more than half of 7,722 reported incidents. Religious bias represented one-fifth of hate crimes, and cases of sexual orientation discrimination nearly 16%, the AP reports. Victims of racial bias are overwhelmingly black, according...

Dems Slam Feds for Inaction on Noose Crimes

Racial cases up since 2000, but some spurn incidents as 'pranks'

(Newser) - Dems blasted the feds this week for not pursuing a nationwide spate of noose crimes. More than a half dozen nooses left in Maryland, Memphis, New York, and Pittsburgh have prompted no arrests, the Washington Post reports. But acting Attorney General Peter Keisler claims that the FBI and Department of...

Nooses Hanging in Northeast
Nooses Hanging in Northeast
Oct 14, 2007 5:19 PM CDT

Nooses Hanging in Northeast

Jena copycat crimes continue as noose is found at Ground Zero post office this week

(Newser) - A noose found outside a New York post office this week is the latest in a spate of apparent Northeast hate crimes, CBS reports. The Jim Crow-era symbols have turned up recently at a Connecticut Coast Guard Academy, a Long Island police station, and at Columbia University—possibly inspired by...

Jena 6 Teen Goes Free on Bail
Jena 6 Teen Goes Free on Bail
Sep 27, 2007 8:20 PM CDT

Jena 6 Teen Goes Free on Bail

Move comes after prosecutors decide not to seek adult trial

(Newser) - The black teenager jailed in the Jena 6 case walked out of a Louisiana courthouse free on bail today. A judge released Mychal Bell, 17, on $45,000 bail hours after prosecutors decided not to seek an adult trial, the Associated Press reports. The prosecution of Bell and five other...

Thousands March for 'Jena 6'
Thousands March for 'Jena 6'
Sep 21, 2007 4:20 AM CDT

Thousands March for 'Jena 6'

Protesters flood town to blast treatment of black students

(Newser) - As many as 20,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of the tiny Louisiana town of Jena yesterday to protest the treatment of the "Jena 6"— the black high school students charged with felonies after the beating last year of a white student. An appeals court at midday ordered...

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