Another race question: murder in Atlanta

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After a gunman in Atlanta shot eight people dead, including six Asian women, we cover the growing sense of grief and dread about the sharp rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. PBS correspondent and anchor, Stephanie Sy reports. 

It’s been just over a year since six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at Atlanta-area spas. Since those attacks, more acts of violence seemingly targeted at Asian-Americans have left the community on edge. In part one of a special two-part series, we examine ho ...  Afficher plus

The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate crimes. 

A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in whi ...

Chris chats with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms after a gunman killed eight people earlier this week, six of whom were Asian-American women. Chris asks if  prosecutors plan to charge the suspect with a hate crime and how President Biden's COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will help ad ...  Afficher plus