Hate Crimes – Page 17 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

Hate violence poses a serious threat to California communities. In every region of the state, incidents have occurred in which racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities have been harassed, intimidated, assaulted and even murdered. In some communities, acts motivated by bigotry have sparked widespread community disruption.

Reputed Latino gang members indicted in attack on black youths

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:22:38+00:00 February 11th, 2013|Hate Crimes|

Two men face federal hate crime charges in connection with an attack on four youths in Compton, allegedly as part of a gang’s effort to drive blacks from the area.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hate-crimes-20130210,0,4993296.story

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Attack on family in Compton latest incident in wave of anti-black violence

By Carmen Chandler| 2013-01-28T08:45:42+00:00 January 28th, 2013|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

A Latino gang is intimidating blacks into leaving the city that was once an African American enclave. It’s part of a violent trend seen in other parts of the L.A. area.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0126-compton-20130126,0,977110.story

Latino gang members accused of terrorizing Compton black family

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:12:14+00:00 January 25th, 2013|Hate Crimes, Police & Community|

Two Latino gang members have been arrested on suspicion of hate crimes after allegedly waging a campaign to force a black family to move from Compton, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.

UCLA police search for suspects in alleged hate crime

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:12:15+00:00 January 22nd, 2013|Hate Crimes|

Police are searching for two men in their mid-20s who allegedly shouted anti-gay slurs and threatened a UCLA student with a knife near the campus early Friday morning, authorities said.

Blacks share their painful stories of bias in Orange County (features CAHRO board member Rusty Kennedy)

By Carmen Chandler| 2013-01-14T16:21:38+00:00 January 14th, 2013|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

It was a reign of terror that reeked of rednecks and white hoods.

Tires were slashed, rocks hurled through windows and acid pellets fired at the car of a black family, who finally fled their neighborhood in November after months of attacks and racial taunts.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks-hatecrimes-20130112,0,3333202.column

Despite hate mail, Pasadena church will host Muslim event

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:12:26+00:00 December 7th, 2012|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

Despite receiving a slew of hate mail, All Saints Church in Pasadena is moving forward with a conference hosted by the Muslim Public Affairs Council — the first time the organization has conducted an event at a Christian church.

Acid bombs left at black woman’s home in Orange County probed

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-06T17:14:00+00:00 December 6th, 2012|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations, Police & Community|

Several explosives made from household chemicals were left outside a Rossmoor home. One exploded, but no one was injured. Authorities disabled the others.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1205-acid-bombs-20121205,0,1654333.story

Black family flees O.C. city after tires slashed, racial taunts

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:27:59+00:00 November 26th, 2012|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

An African American police officer and his family said they fled their upscale Orange County community after rocks were thrown through their windows, their tires were slashed and racial taunts were shouted by passing motorists. Last month, someone shot corrosive acid pellets into his garage, which damaged his car.

CSULB Professor Under Fire For ‘White Supremacist’ Beliefs

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:28:01+00:00 November 7th, 2012|Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations|

LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A California State University Long Beach professor is being called a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi for preaching white rights.

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Hate crimes up 15% in L.A. County

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:28:02+00:00 October 24th, 2012|Hate Crimes|

After three years of steady decline, hate crimes in Los Angeles County rose 15% last year, due in part to an increase in white supremacist and street gang incidents, officials will report Wednesday.

Read more in the Los Angeles TImes: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hate-crime-20121024,0,4110244.story

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