‘Where Is Our Anti-Black Hate Crime Bill?’: The Jacksonville Dollar General Shooting Is Yet Another Example of Why Black Americans Need Specific Legislation to Deter Racist Attackers
As the fallout continues from yet another attack on Black Americans motivated by racism, some people are calling for an anti-Black hate crime bill to address racist criminal actions that specifically target Black people. This follows news about an armed white man, police identified as Jeffrey Harris, who attempted to enter a predominantly Black church…