WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Monday that would make lynching a federal crime after lawmakers failed to pass anti-lynching bills more than 200 times since 1900. The bill was named after Till, a 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and shot in the head in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi store. Read the article here>
DOJ Establishing New Unit Focused on Domestic Terrorism
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a unit dedicated specifically to domestic terrorism, the department’s top national security official told lawmakers Tuesday. Read more at The Hill>
President and Founder of United Against Hate, Masood Akhtar, featured in Wisconsin State Journal
Masood Akhtar declares that he is still a proud American, but the nation must unite. Please read the published article in the Wisconsin State Journal>