A 15-year-old Mexican youth stands on the corner talking to two friends. A 17-year-old black teen spots the trio and quickly approaches. He pulls out a knife, demanding the Mexican youth’s iPod while shouting anti-Latino slurs. The 17-year-old flees with the stolen items. The victim’s two companions, who are African-American, are unharmed.
An in Apex, NC, woman found the words “N**GER” and “DON’T TIP” on her receipt after ordering pizza from them. After she complained, the driver was fired and she claims she has been receiving threatening phone calls after the incident.
Des Moines police are investigating a string of attacks centered around the Iowa State Fair, and say they may be racially motivated.
An NYPD cop whose wife called 911 for help against a gang of thugs says he was brutally beaten by baton-wielding fellow officers who stormed his Queens home.
In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according to present and former members of the department.
In February 2007, Alberto R. Gonzales, the attorney general under President George W. Bush, issued a stern warning to those who murdered blacks with impunity during the civil rights era: “You have not gotten away with anything. We are still on your trail.”
The African American woman who called Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice and heard the radio talk show host use the n-word 11 times said Thursday that she was confused and hurt by the call.
A suspect believed to be the racist serial stabber has been arrested by authorities trying to flee the country in Atlanta. The man, who is white, attacked 20 men in a three state stabbing spree. Five died from their injuries and 15 were wounded.
