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The State of Hate: ‘You don’t see all the anger you see on the news’

Residents of Salt Lake City gathered at the Utah Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s administration’s treatment of immigrants. Utah Highway Patrol estimated more than 2,000 people attended the event. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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LARAMIE, Wyoming – As the News21 road warriors cruised through the West, they saw the attitudes change with the landscapes.

Catherine Devine Posted on July 5, 2018July 26, 2018

Three Florida murders feel like hate to LBGTQ community

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s LGBTQ community rallies for justice and answers in the murders of three local black transgender women this year amidst a lack of answers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Emma Keith Posted on July 4, 2018July 9, 2018

The State of Hate: ‘America was pretty cool for a while’

Adam Kimble (left), Jeff Rauenhorst (center) and Charlie White from Incline Village, Nevada spoke with News21 about how we can move forward as a society by addressing tensions at a person-to-person level. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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ELKO, Nevada – Traveling along the famous dusty Winnemucca Road, the News21 SUV crossed through the gateway to the Nevada outback, the fellows taking in the last of the mountain air.

Catherine Devine Posted on July 2, 2018July 26, 2018

Lynching era’s legacy impacts America today

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PHOENIX – More than 4,000 African-Americans died during the “lynching era” from 1877 to 1950. The lynching era’s legacy can still be seen today, historians and politicians say.

Brooks Hepp Posted on June 29, 2018July 9, 2018

The State of Hate: In Marine Corps town, respect for others is respected

The Virginian Bar in Twentynine Palms, Califonia is located on the corner of 29 Palms Highway and Cholla Avenue. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – It was a quiet afternoon for Kari Wilson, a bartender at The Virginian Bar in Twentynine Palms, a desert town of about 26,000 people on the edge of California’s Joshua Tree National Forest and the vast Mojave Desert.

Brandon Bounds Posted on June 29, 2018July 26, 2018

The State of Hate: Fear of the unknown

Nora Berguem, a native of the area, studies sociology in Los Angeles and works at Gus’s Really Good Beef Jerky during the summer. (Lenny Martinez Dominguez/News21)
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INYO COUNTY, Calif. – As News21 journalists traveled through California, residents repeatedly used one word to describe the mood in America – fear.

Catherine Devine Posted on June 28, 2018July 26, 2018

When free speech becomes weaponized

(Photo Illustration by Megan Ross/News21)
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PHOENIX — More than 16 million people, many of whom are foreign, passed through the Tom Bradley International […]

Scott Bourque Posted on June 27, 2018July 7, 2018

The State of Hate: News21 is crossing the country

News21 journalists (From left) Alex Lancial, Lenny Martinez Dominguez, Catherine Devine, Penelope Blackwell and Brandon Bounds loaded up their gear and left Phoenix on Tuesday morning for the first leg of a three-week, cross-country reporting roadtrip. (Photo by Jim Tuttle/News21)
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PHOENIX – Eight top journalism students, fellows in the Carnegie-Knight News21 investigative journalism program, are on a 23-state road trip.

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

LA sheriffs look for ways to build trust with immigrants, boost accurate reporting

Detective Christopher Keeling, hate crime coordinator for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, says his agency is trying to build trust with immigrant communities. (Angel Mendoza/News21)
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LANCASTER, Calif. — Law enforcement agencies in California aren’t doing enough to reach out to vulnerable immigrants who […]

Angel Mendoza Posted on June 25, 2018June 27, 2018

Charlottesville: One year later

The statue of Robert E. Lee stands in Emancipation Park. Calls for removal of the monument sparked last year’s rally. (Kianna Gardner/News21)
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — When Rev. Phil Woodson, associate pastor of the First United Methodist Church, looks back on […]

Bryce Spadafora Posted on June 22, 2018June 27, 2018

Rhode Island teachers tackle racism

From left to right, Sandra Makielski, Stephanie A. Griffin, Susan Douglass (from the Alwaleed Bin Al Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding at Georgetown University) and Farah Assiraj, Boston Teachers Union organizer, at the “Understanding the Muslim American Experience: Teacher Leadership Training 2018.” (Courtesy of Sandra Makielski)
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PHOENIX — In 2015, Texas teenager Ahmed Mohamed went viral as “Clock Boy.” When Mohamed, an aspiring engineer, […]

Shelby Knowles Posted on June 21, 2018July 7, 2018

At least 110 Confederate symbols removed in last three years

A memorial to Confederate soldiers located at Wesley Bolin Memorial Park, next to the state Capitol in Phoenix, was listed on the SPLC’s list of more than 1,700 public Confederate symbols in the U.S. (Lillianna Byington/News21)
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PHOENIX — Just before avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof fatally shot eight black worshippers and their pastor in […]

Lillianna Byington Posted on June 19, 2018June 27, 2018

Can artificial intelligence recognize hate speech?

This data representation shows common terms used in hateful comments on Reddit, Twitter, and other social media sites compared to non-hateful comments. (Courtesy of the Anti-Defamation League)
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BERKELEY, Calif — A group of researchers are fighting online hate speech by teaching computers to recognize it […]

Ashley Hopko Posted on June 19, 2018June 27, 2018

News21 launches investigation into hate in America

Professor and editor Len Downie, Jr. meets with project editors and fellows to discuss stories for the project. (Justin Parham/News21)
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PHOENIX — Vandalized synagogues and mosques. Physical attacks on members of the LGBTQ and Native American communities. Threats […]

Allie Bice Posted on June 18, 2018June 28, 2018

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