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Hate in Trump's America - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPL) reported over 1,000 incidents constituted as hate crime in only one month after the presidential election in ...

Anti-immigration group FAIR achieves new political clout in Trump's America , drawing more ... - Washington D.C.-based organization has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, but in Trump's America it's achieving a ...

In Trump's America, Anti- LGBTQ Activists More Emboldened to Export Hate - Brown is working to rebuild the relationships he created in Russia during the passage of the draconian anti- LGBTQ propaganda law in 2013, which ...

Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism in Trump's America ... Heyer Foundation, the Arab American Institute, and the Southern Poverty Law ... Afficher l'article...

McGill's half hearted email is an insufficient response to neo-nazism - In late November, flyers were posted near McGill’s downtown campus, with the words “tired of anti-white propaganda? It’s time to make Canada great again!” emblazoned over a maple leaf. The posters included links to white supremacist websites and crossed-out symbols that represent Islam, communism, and homosexuality. In response, Christopher Manfredi, McGill’s VP Academic, sent out an email on December 12 (“Flyers posted near downtown campus”) which denied any association between the posters and the University. The email stated: “To the best of our knowledge none of the flyers appeared on campus; nor do we have any information to indicate that the flyers are associated with any member of the McGill community. Nevertheless, I want to state unequivocally that the message communicated by the flyers, both in their text and the pictograms appearing on them, is contrary to McGill University’s values and firm commitm...

Are hate crimes really on the rise in America ? Here's a guide to the data - There is no definitive federal data source for hate crimes in the US . ... In the weeks since Donald Trump's victory in the US election, there have been ... The Southern Poverty Law Center, and Shaun King's hate-crime-mapping project.

No More American Dream? Less Indian Students Are Going To Trump's America - US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes, fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration. According to the preliminary results of a survey of more than 250 American colleges and universities conducted by six top American higher education groups, students from India this fall registered a 26 per cent decline in undergraduate applications and 15 per cent decline has been reported in graduate applications. The full version of the 'Open Doors 2016' report is slated to be released later this week. These higher educational institutions reported a drop of an average of 40 per cent application from international students.

Trump supporter outrages neighborhood with shocking hate speech signs - A Trump supporter in Florida upset neighbors with his anti-gay and anti-Semitic signs suggesting that getting rid of minorities is the way to make America “great again.” Roland Price placed five signs in his yard: One that had Jews crossed out, one that had infidels crossed out, one that had an anti-gay slur crossed out, and another that had a word mocking liberals and mentally handicapped people crossed out. The final sign read “…great again,” referencing Trump’s campaign slogan.