Blog Stage Four: The Rising Hate Crimes

On Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 the CNN published a commentary titled We Need to Hear FBI Nominee's View on Hate Crime Epidemic by Kristen Clarke and Vanita Gupta. The article describes a recent incident that happened in Portland, Oregon, that involved two teenage girls. They were approached by a man who began yelling anti-Muslim words at them. When a few people stepped in to help the girls, two were killed and one was injured. The authors describe how the new director of the FBI has many questions he’s going to need to answer. The commentary states, “While President Donald Trump's new nominee to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Christopher Wray, will no doubt face questions during Wednesday morning hearing about how he plans to address matters of national security, Americans also deserve to know how he will ensure that the FBI prioritizes civil rights enforcement and will investigate hate crimes.” They describe how the rise of hate crimes makes the urgency to find the cause of this negativity important. They claim how the United States needs to see “real leadership at the federal level.”


Hate crime is a growing problem in this country and we all know this. I agree with the commentary, the federal government needs to step up. Many think the increase in hate crime spurred from Trump’s racial comments. Whatever the case may be, the importance to find the source and stop it in its tracks is crucial. The attended audience is the citizens of the United States. The authors’ reliable sources are The National Center for Victim Crime and Southern Poverty Law Center. Kristen Clarke is the president and executive director at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and she has written many articles and books including Barack Obama and African American Empowerment: The Rise of Black America’s New Leadership. Vanita Gupta is the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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