The power (and limits) of a hate-crime law
What new legislation can \u2013\u2013 and can\u2019t \u2013\u2013 do to address anti-Asian hate crimes. And, the growing role of people of color in far-right organizations.
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On Thursday, President Biden signed the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, which Congress passed in a rare moment of bipartisanship. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) discusses the promise \u2014 and limits \u2014 of the bill aimed at combating anti-Asian hate crimes and how it will be implemented.
People of color are playing increasingly visible roles across the spectrum of far-right activism. Today, non-White activists speak for groups of radicalized MAGA supporters, parts of the \u201cPatriot\u201d movement and \u2013\u2013 in rare cases \u2013\u2013 neo-Nazi factions. Hannah Allam reports on what\u2019s attracting people of color to these groups and how the groups might be benefiting from their membership.