Responding to hatred

Published June 10, 2022 at 8:55 AM EDT

People hold signs in support of Asian American Pacific Islander communities while attending a candlelight vigil in honor of Michelle Alyssa Go, a victim of a subway attack, at Times Square on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in New York. Go was of Asian descent and police said they were investigating whether her death was a hate crime.

This episode originally aired on May 10, 2022.

The FBI reports that more than 10,000 people last year claimed they were victims of a hate crime because of their race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion or disability.

The Anti-Defamation League reports an all-time high of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. last year. We consider the stats and how to respond when you witness or are victimized by hate.

GUESTS:

John Esposito, Professor, International Affairs and Religion at Georgetown University
Amina Barhumi, Acting Executive Director CAIR-Ohio
Hillel Skolnik, Sr. Rabbi, Congregation Tifereth

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