Tag: Hate Crime
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Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to hate attack hoax charges
Empire actor, Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he lied to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic hate crime. The 36-year-old actor was charged with 16 felony counts last week for purportedly masterminding a false attack to gain publicity and win a bigger pay check. He is accused of…
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Hate crimes: Islamic organization launches civil rights app
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has last week launched a new civil rights app that allows users report incidents of hate crimes. “It has been on the back burner for some time. Its development got accelerated though with the election of Donald Trump,” spokesman for CAIR, Ibrahim Hooper told CNN. “It’s on a daily…