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‘Soho Karen’ Miya Ponsetto Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crime Charges

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 1, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 1, 2021016433

Miya Ponsetto, 22, made headlines back in late December when she tackled a 14-year-old Black boy in the lobby of a Soho hotel in New York City after wrongly accusing him of stealing her cell phone which was later found...

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Ice Cream Vendor Beaten in Racist Attack in California

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 12, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 12, 2021011337

Another Latino street vendor has been attacked in California in what is starting to feel like targeted attacks on vendors. Ice cream vendor Emilio Hernández was attacked by Mack Jackson, 42, at a gas station in National City, California, near...

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Reports of Hate Crimes Against Latinos Steadily Increasing

Virginia IsaadNovember 17, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 17, 202004095

According to a newly released report on hate crimes from the FBI, reported hate crimes against the Latino community (including assaults and robberies) increased from 485 in 2018 to 527 in 2019. Law enforcement agencies reported that 4,784 single-bias hate crime...

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14 Discriminatory Practices and Hate Crimes Made Against Latinos in the U.S.

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 8, 2019July 29, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 8, 2019July 29, 202007937

It’s important for us as people to know our history ⁠— both the good and the bad. Remember that quote that says if you don’t know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it? It’s true. Time seems to erase some...