Documenting Hate
Across Wisconsin, recent rises in hate, bias incidents spark concern
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The contentious 2016 presidential election raised religious and racial tensions, but experts say the fears fueling hate and bias incidents began years earlier.
Documenting Hate
A look at Wisconsin’s ‘hate’ groups
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The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks “hate” groups nationwide, has identified nine such groups operating in Wisconsin. It defines these groups as having “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”
Documenting Hate
Memorial near Wisconsin synagogue defaced with swastikas, pro-Trump graffiti
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A memorial near the Gates of Heaven synagogue in Madison was spray-painted with swastikas and pro-Trump messages in large red letters hours before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Documenting Hate
Have you experienced hate or bias? Tell us your story
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The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is joining ProPublica to collect data and stories on hate and discrimination incidents in our community. Share your story with us here.
Documenting Hate
WCIJ joins ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to investigate hate and bias incidents in Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is partnering with ProPublica and its Documenting Hate project to collect reports of bias incidents and hate crimes in our state.