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Florida is No Place for Hate – Broward Powers Antisemitism Bill

      It can take a compass to find good public policy coming out of Tallahassee, but HB 187 by Rep. Michael Gottlieb (D-Plantation), is a notable exception. Like with Islamophobia and anti-Black racism, inflammatory political rhetoric has given rise to a precipitous rise in antisemitism. During the two-month period after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Anti-Defamation League recorded 2,031 antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism, a 337% increase over the same period a year earlier. […]

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Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old Black teen with autism, was fatally shot by deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The incident has once again brought attention to the use of force by police in cases involving mental health crises and its disproportionate impact on African Americans. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ryan became upset when his parents told him to finish his chores before allowing him to play video games or listen to music. DeWitt Lacy, a civil rights attorney representing Ryan’s family, said the teenager’s reaction led to him breaking glass on the front door. […]