GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · In her opening statement, Berry said hate crimes in the country typically follow anti-immigrant rhetoric and noted that there was a surge of hate crimes against Arab, Muslim and Jewish Americans ...
Senator John Kennedy "hide your head in a bag" remark sparks …
WEB1 day ago · Senator John Kennedy has sparked a backlash after he told an Arab American activist to "hide [her] head in a bag" during a hearing about hate crimes.. Maya Berry, the founder of the Arab American ...
A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Maya Berry. Executive Director, Arab American Institute; Co-Chair, Hate Crimes Task Force, The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights. Washington, DC. Download Witness Testimony. Kenneth S. Stern. Director. Bard Center for the Study of Hate. ... Latest News. Majority Press.
Senate Judiciary Hearing Derailed with Racist Attacks on Civil …
WEB3 days ago · WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the racist remarks directed at Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute and co-chair of The Leadership Conference Hate Crimes Task Force, at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ...
WEB3 days ago · Written Testimony of Maya M. Berry Executive Director Arab American Institute “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America” Hearing Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary September 17, 2024 Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for the
Senator tells witness 'hide your head in a bag' during heated hate ...
WEB2 days ago · A contentious exchange occurred on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sept. 17, during a hearing focused on the rising incidence of hate crimes, particularly in light of the Israel-Hamas conflict that began nearly a year ago. The confrontation involved Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana and Maya Berry, the …
Senator tells activist to hide her 'head in a bag' during hate crimes ...
WEB2 days ago · Senator tells activist to hide her ‘head in a bag’ during hate crimes hearing. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy grilled Arab American Institute founder Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary hearing to discuss hate crimes on Tuesday. Berry called his line of questioning “exceptionally disappointing.”.
GOP senator insults Arab American advocate at hearing on hate crimes …
WEBBerry, who co-chairs the Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights hate crimes task force, told lawmakers that while hate crimes ticked up 7 percent between 2022 and last year, those against ...
AAI Testimony for "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the …
WEB3 days ago · Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about hate crime in the United States, including since October 7, 2023, and the federal government’s role in hate crime enforcement. My name is Maya Berry, and I am the Executive Director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a ...
Arab American Leader Maya Berry Responds After GOP Senator
WEB1 day ago · NERMEEN SHAIKH: As rights groups warn dehumanizing rhetoric around Israel’s U.S.-backed war on Gaza has put the lives of Muslims and Arabs in the U.S. at risk, we look now at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on the “Tide of Hate Crimes in America.” Committee chair Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois called the hearing. His constituent, Hanan Shaheen, sat in the front row.
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