Jacksonville’s sheriff said the gunman, who took his own life after the killings, was “racially motivated” and “hated Black people.”
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Augusta officials look to ban hate-speech and other offensive materials from buildings in public view
City councilors cold to proposal to regulate murals, but direct city attorney to recommend changes to city regulations to ensure hate symbols and other offensive images or words can’t be placed on building walls visible to the public.
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Swastikas, racial slurs spray painted at Augusta’s Mill Park
Police are investigating the vandalism as a felony act and, potentially, a hate crime.
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Hate groups are on the march in Maine
A three-month investigation by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram reveals that white nationalist groups are increasing their presence in Maine. Ignoring them would be a mistake, experts say.
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Police report 2 hate crimes in Windham
Windham police say vandals spray-painted racist words and symbols on Windham Center Road twice in the past month.
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Asian households in Portland asked to be vigilant following recent burglaries
On Friday, the Portland Police Department warned that a small group of men appear to be targeting and burglarizing the homes of Asian families.
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Hate crimes in U.S. rose to highest-ever level in 2021, FBI says
New data shows there were 9,065 bias-motivated crimes, the second-most in three decades, according to federal officials.
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Colorado LGBTQ club shooting suspect charged with 305 counts, including hate crimes
The suspect had been held on hate crime charges following the attack but prosecutors had said they weren’t sure whether those counts would stick because they needed to assess if there was adequate evidence to show it was a bias motivated crime.
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Colorado shooting suspect changed name as teenager in Texas
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who faces murder and hate crime charges, was known as Nicholas Brink until 2016.
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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The killing shattered their Georgia community and became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.