By Dianne Anderson Racists in high places may be loud and obnoxious, stirring up fear and bigotry everywhere, but local organizers are fighting back harder and smarter, fixing the system from the inside out. Coming up, the 6th Annual Inland Empire Antiracist Summit keeps the regional push on anti-racist action with Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson ...

By Dianne Anderson Hate crime, mostly targeting Black people, continues to reach the highest levels in a decade in Orange County, even as local groups brace for key Stop the Hate funding and resources to soon run out. It’s a reality facing a lot of nonprofits, but whatever happens, organizers say they will keep reaching ...

Bill would preserve efforts to address antisemitism in schools while protecting free speech, academic integrity, and due process  The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomed the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB) 2159 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia, calling it a needed measure to help keep ...

Leaders from law enforcement, academia, and civil rights organizations will convene at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium on March 22, for the third Inland Counties Anti-Hate Forum, an event dedicated to tackling hate-related incidents, fostering transparency, and strengthening trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The forum is hosted in collaboration with Pitzer College’s Community Engagement ...

by Barbara Smith The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Unit was honored recently for their work in combating hate and extremism. In the face of record-breaking levels of hate and antisemitism across Southern California, ADL, a leading anti-hate organization that counters antisemitism, extremism and bias, honored law enforcement professionals in May at the Skirball Cultural Center in ...

By Dianne Anderson Once again, hate crime against Blacks top the charts, this year over three times higher than any other groups in California — and there has never been a state hate crime report where Black people haven’t been the most victimized. Dr. Corey Jackson wants to equalize the situation. “We’re just so used ...