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Home » hate crime

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Posted inNews & Politics

Wearing a mask while Asian

by Pat Nabong March 30, 2020August 18, 2021

On choosing between protecting yourself from a virus and facing discrimination

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Rahm says one thing and means something else

by Ben Joravsky April 5, 2019August 18, 2021

Is there anyone out there who truly believes he’s so upset over Smollettgate?

Posted inBlogs

In the wake of the Facebook Live attack, we need to talk about black anger

by Derrick Clifton January 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Condemn the attack, but also understand the roots of black anger and violence done in Trump’s name.

Posted inBlogs

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on Orlando: ‘It really hit close to home’

by Marc Daalder June 24, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago’s first openly gay alderman reflects on the mass shooting’s impact on queer and Latinx communities.

Posted inBlogs

Whether it’s in Orlando or Chicago, queer and trans people of color are more likely to face violence

by Derrick Clifton June 14, 2016August 18, 2021

We can’t ignore the disproportionate impact of violence on black and Latinx LGBTQ people.

Posted inBlogs

‘We’ll always be here for you’: Top cop vows to protect Chicago’s LGBTQ community in wake of Orlando shooting

by Marc Daalder June 13, 2016August 18, 2021

LGBTQ groups, city officials, and ordinary Chicagoans also expressed grief and outrage over the worst mass shooting in American history.

Posted inBlogs

No Charges in Reported Hate Crime Against Alshaibi

by Ed M. Koziarski March 28, 2011August 19, 2021

No charges will be filed the reported March 6 beating of filmmaker Usama Alshaibi in Fairfield, Iowa, which Alshaibi initially labeled a hate crime.

Posted inBlogs

Filmmaker Usama Alshaibi Says He Was Beaten in Anti-Arab attack

by Ed M. Koziarski March 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Usama Alshaibi, director of the in-progress documentary “American Arab,” claims he was beaten March 6 in Fairfield, Iowa in an anti-Arab attack.

Posted inBlogs

The Tribune plays it straight

by Michael Miner January 5, 2007August 19, 2021

The Tribune chose not to report that Chicago police were investigating a south-side shooting as a possible hate crime.

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