The granddaughter of Joe Jackson and niece of late pop star Michael Jackson was involved in a disturbing incident that left her with stabbed numerous times, according to police. Although the incident happened on May 30, Yasmine Jackson, 25, recently posted photos of the aftermath of the attack on Instagram in June. Yasmine said a …
Emerging reports suggest that hate crimes and acts of racism against Asian Americans are on the rise in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson revealed to ABC News that since Stop AAPI Hate was launched on March 18, they’ve received at least 650 direct reports of discrimination or racism against primarily Asian Americans. The …
A 13-year-old in New York was recently arrested for assaulting an Asian man in a possible hate crime related to the coronavirus pandemic. WABC reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Harlem. Police said the teen kicked the 59-year-old victim in the back, causing him to fall on the ground, and stated, “f**k …
For the second year in a row, revelers at the annual carnival parade in Aalst, Belgium, included stereotypical depictions of Jews. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Detectives are investigating a break-in at Nessah Synagogue early Saturday morning as a hate crime, the Beverly Hills police said in a statement. Police said a man in his early 20s apparently forced his way into the synagogue at about 2 a.m. after committing “a series of minor vandalisms” in an area south of Wilshire …
A California inmate who was serving a life sentence for a 1993 murder was sentenced to death on Tuesday for killing his cellmate — a transgender woman — after she was housed with him in October 2013. Kern Valley State Prison inmate Miguel Crespo, 48, gagged, tortured, and murdered Carmen Guerrero after just eight hours …
A Long Island woman has been charged with harassing a toddler with a rare genetic disorder for more than a year on social media and via the U.S. mail, NBC New York reported. Krista Sewell, 26, was arrested on Thursday on charges that included aggravated harassment as a hate crime, a felony. She is alleged …
James Alex Fields Jr., the man who killed one and injured dozens when he intentionally drove his car into a group counter-protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was sentenced to life in federal prison Friday for the 2017 incident. Fields, 22, was sentenced for hate crime charges for the widely-publicized hit-and-run wreck that …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett searched his name 57 times in the days following the alleged hate crime hoax, according to documents released by authorities this week. WBBM reported that the Google searches were conducted on Smollett’s personal computer, which Chicago police inspected shortly after the January 29 incident. The openly gay, black actor reportedly claimed …
Illinois authorities released 70 hours of video in connection with the Jussie Smollett case, including footage reportedly showing two brothers implicated in the crime, taking a cab to where the January 29 attack occurred. The Chicago Police Police Department released additional video and documents related to the case on Monday night. The release of the …
Authorities in Georgia say a man was killed in an apparent hate crime as he walked to a train station in the Atlanta area on Tuesday morning. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, two men are believed to have approached 28-year-old Ronald Peters as he walked down Orchard Circle in Decatur, shouting a homophobic slur …
Authorities in Texas have contacted the FBI after a second black transgender woman was found murdered in Dallas within the past two weeks, with another transgender woman killed in October. The Dallas Morning News reported that the body pulled from White Rock Lake on Sunday was identified as Chynal Lindsey, 26. Dallas police confirmed Monday …
