Hate Crimes

A former prosecutor in Georgia was indicted on charges of violating her oath of office and obstructing a police officer in the probe of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing.

The number of reported hate crimes nationwide against Asian and Black people sharply increased in 2020, according to new FBI data released Monday.

“You woke up every day, you’re at war with the world,” says former Nazi Jeff Schoep. In this video from NBCLX contributor Bart Vandever, Schoep and hate crime survivor Josh Stepakoff unpack why hate and radicalism permeate society today and their effects.

A coalition of civil rights groups releasing a report on hate crime laws says the protections against bias-motivated violence are inconsistent and lack uniformity nationally

The rise in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community added an extra layer of stress and budget impact during Covid.

The Senate and House almost unanimously passed legislation to combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The measure would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. Police have seen a noted uptick in such crimes against Asian...

Hate crimes and incidents targeting Asian Americans have spiked with the spread of COVID. Community advocates say cases are only expected to rise.

After hearing about anti-Asian hate crimes and experiencing racism at her own restaurant, “Top Chef” finalist Shirley Chung felt a need to speak out.

The pandemic has brought a twofold blow to Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) small business owners.

For as long as Asians have experienced racism and discrimination in America, AAPI activists have been working to fight against injustice.

Chula Vista singer and American Idol finalist, Jessica Sanchez, released a song calling for unity against anti-Asian hate.

After hearing about the increase in attacks on Asian-Americans, particularly in major cities like New York and San Francisco amid the pandemic, Jessica Sanchez felt compelled to do something, in the best way she knows how — by using her voice.

Asian American families are wrestling with whether to send their children back to classrooms as high schools, middle schools and elementary schools across the country widely reopen amid rising anti-Asian harassment.

TV personality Cheryl Burke said she worries for her mom in the San Francisco Bay Area as hate crimes spiked during the pandemic, with many Asian Americans and women becoming victims. The attacks “hit too close to home.”

The White House announced Tuesday new initiatives to address anti-Asian violence amid fresh attention to the rise of attacks against Asian Americans after a shooting earlier this month in Atlanta left six women of Asian descent dead. President Joe Biden will reinstate and expand the scope of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the White House said. The Department of Health...

In the wake of the Atlanta-area shootings that killed six Asian women last week, many Asian Americans across the country are coming to terms with the covert, and sometimes overt, racism they’ve experienced over a lifetime. NBCLX contributor Michelle Park spoke to fellow Asian Americans about the pain they’ve experienced over the past year — and why staying silent is...

Nearly half of the company’s full-time workforce is comprised of people of Asian representation.

Examples of solidarity between the Black and Asian communities in the U.S. date back to the 19th century. And tensions between the two groups also stretch back generations. LX News host Jobeth Devera recounts the history of this complicated relationship and talks to Catherine Ceniza Choy, an ethnic studies professor from UC Berkeley, about what comes next for the solidarity...

Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-WA, says rhetoric from the Trump administration and “enablers” during the pandemic contributed to violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this past year, and at Atlanta spas last week. She also tells LX News about hate crime legislation moving through Congress.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for a halt to all violence against Asians and people of Asian descent