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Gallego: Latino and immigrant hate are ‘one and the same’

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, told News21 that anti-Latino and anti-immigrant hate are "one and the same." (Photo by Sarabeth Henne/Cronkite News)
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PHOENIX – U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, said Latinos have become entangled in rising anti-immigrant hate over the past couple decades.

Angel Mendoza Posted on August 2, 2018

Transgender murders frequently left unresolved

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Transgender victims’ cases are frequently complicated by the circumstances surrounding their deaths, which makes it difficult to classify their homicides as hate crimes. The victims are often killed by a romantic partner, sex work client or stranger.

Renata Correa Clo Posted on August 1, 2018

The State of Hate: Oklahomans satisfied with current times

Cattleman Jay Lewis sits atop his horse, Hell Paint, as he prepares to go track down a lose cow at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. "My horse's name is Hell Paint. He gives me hell and he's a paint horse," Lewis said.(Tilly Marlatt/ News21)
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Despite acknowledging the divisions in America today, Oklahomans are finding satisfaction with the current presidential administration.

Tilly Marlatt Posted on July 31, 2018August 29, 2018

Mississippi lesbian pastor fights for equality

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COLLINS, Miss. – An LGBTQ community leader is trying to make change from the ground up in her small town.

Alexis Egeland Posted on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018

Armies of the new ‘Civil War’ clash in Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Patriot Prayer, the Proud Boys and antifa groups all attended an organized rally in Oregon that turned into a violent riot.

Scott Bourque Posted on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018

Richmond churchwomen battle hate with conversations

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RICHMOND, Va. – Two women started a pledge and program at their Unitarian Universalist church to educate people on racism. The program is now launched in 17 locations around the country.

Lillianna Byington Posted on July 26, 2018July 27, 2018

Transgender sex workers experience hate at high rates

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SAN FRANCISCO – According to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project, 62 percent of all transgender people killed worldwide in from 2008- September 2017 were sex workers.

Emmanuel Morgan Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Despite rainbow flags, LBGTQ hate crimes rise in San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO – Data from the Anti-Defamation League cites 14 hate crimes targeted for sexual orientation occurred in San Francisco in 2016. That’s nearly 40 percent of all of the hate crimes in the city, the highest number treported since 2012.

Emmanuel Morgan Posted on July 23, 2018July 24, 2018

The State of Hate: Kentuckians talk freedom, free speech

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LONDON, Ky. – The barbers and clients at the Tonic Barber Shop shared their thoughts on America.

Tilly Marlatt Posted on July 20, 2018

Pastor a fixture on sidelines, protesting LGBTQ events

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NEW YORK – At least 10 times a month, Pastor Aden Rusfeldt and a handful of other members of his Philadelphia church hold protests against the LGBTQ community and Islamism at college campuses and events around the Northeast.

Renata Correa Clo Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018

The State of Hate: Is hate as American as apple pie?

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FREMONT, Ohio – News21 stopped at Fremont’s historic point of pride: the library and museum of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th U.S. president. It was a great place to talk with people about hate in America.

Brittany Brown Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

Provocative art highlights KKK’s impact on America today

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RICHMOND, Va. – Paul Rucker doesn’t shy away from the controversy surrounding his KKK-themed art exhibit. In fact, he hopes the shock people experience when they see it will spark a national conversation on institutional racism.

Ashley Hopko Posted on July 17, 2018July 23, 2018

The State of Hate: ‘We Bleed the Same Way’

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BECKLEY, W. Va. – A town’s drug crisis affects every part of life. People treat each other with less care and respect these days – there’s less compassion and less civility.

Rosanna Cooney Posted on July 16, 2018

The State of Hate: Americans still long to get along

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Four News21 journalists are on the second leg of a nationwide State of Hate road trip where they are recording and documenting tensions that are present in America today.

Rosanna Cooney Posted on July 12, 2018July 16, 2018

The State of Hate: Americans still march to July 4th tunes

A parade consisting of small-business owners, first responders, church groups and citizens marched through Perry, Iowa, for an Independence Day celebration, passing candy out to the kids on both sides of Wills Avenue. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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PERRY, Iowa – In an America that often seems more divided, there remains one event that brings people together: the Fourth of July. Residents of Perry, a farming and meatpacking town of 7,800, joined across party and ethnic lines to celebrate.

Brandon Bounds Posted on July 12, 2018August 7, 2018

The State of Hate: The divide is about the jobs, not race

Frankie McCandless (left) and Keith Terwillger are constructions workers from Tennessee working in Tekamah, Neb. “Too many people are crying and moaning about every little thing,” Terwilliger said. “Everybody is just too tender. Everything upsets everybody.” (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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TEKAMAH, Neb. — Since the start of the State of Hate road trip, the News21 road warriors traveled more than 3,000 miles and reported in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and South Dakota, before they arrived in Nebraska.

Brandon Bounds Posted on July 10, 2018July 26, 2018

New Orleans remembers Upstairs Lounge fire

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NEW ORLEANS – Thirty-two people died in the UpStairs Lounge fire 45 years ago. A group of 200 New Orleans residents marched recently so people would remember its importance.

Katie Gagliano Posted on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

The State of Hate: Rushmore inspires American unity in a divided time

Built over a 14 year period, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot tall sculptures of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. It attracts more than two million visitors every year to Keystone, South Dakota. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – America’s early presidents would not be proud of the U.S. today, according to some tourists visiting Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Catherine Devine Posted on July 7, 2018July 26, 2018

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