https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/23/donald-trump-travel-ban-spike-bias-incidents-muslims/542799002/ Mosques were vandalized, women in hijabs were harassed and travelers were singled out for scrutiny at airports because of their faith amid a 17 percent spike in anti-Muslim bias incidents […]

The Power of Prosecutors

Prosecutors have used their power to pack jails and prisons. And it has taken decades, billions of dollars, and thousands of laws to turn the United States into the largest […]

Documenting Hate

https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes Hate crimes and bias incidents are a national problem, but there’s no reliable data on their nature or prevalence. We’re collecting and verifying reports, building a database of tips […]

You should be concerned that hate crime is on the rise in N.J. | Editorial

By Times of Trenton Editorial Board France is mourning the death of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who was stabbed 11 times in her Paris apartment before her home was set on […]

CAIR-NJ Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Campaign Poster in Newark

https://nj.cair.com/cair-nj-media/press-releases/290-cair-nj-condemns-racist-vandalism-targeting-campaign-poster-in-newark.html Last Updated: 02 April 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR-NJ Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Campaign Poster in Newark  (SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 4/2/2018) — The New Jersey chapter of the Council […]

New Jersey’s Troubling Trend, Increase in Bias and Hate Crimes

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/18/04/01/new-jersey-s-troubling-trend-increase-in-bias-and-hate-crimes/ The number of bias and hate crimes in New Jersey rose in 2016, mirroring a national trend that many people – including the state’s attorney general – attribute to […]