Marcelo Lucero

Remembering Marcelo Lucero: One Year Later

Tom Watson | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Tom Watson

A year ago Sunday, a group of teens left Marcelo Lucero bleeding and dying on a street in Patchogue, New York - with a knife wound to the chest. Lucer...

Hispanic Man Beaten In Racially Charged Robbery

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A Hispanic man told investigators he was beaten and robbed in a racially charged attack in a Long Island community where another Hisp...

Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Janet Murguía

Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

The Conservatives' Dangerous Game of Hate and Consequences

John Ridley | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Empty of better ideas -- of any ideas -- of how to remain relevant, the reactionary wing of the conservative movement has chosen to quit faking respectability and get back to doing what they do best: cranking up the hate to eleven.

Another Murdered: Pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Kety Esquivel | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Kety Esquivel

NCLR has joined other civil rights and Latino leaders to urge Congress and the new administration to make passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" a priority.