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  • In 1975, A 39-year-old owner of a bar in Detroit fatally kills an 18 year old black youth that he sees tampering with his car in the parking lot. A huge riot breaks out in the city. Saadia and Asad share the story.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Time, NYT, NYT, JET, UMich.edu, eherg.com, The Michigan Daily, History, Detroit Free Press, Ann Arbor Sun
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  • In 2021, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old Thai American man, was killed after being forcefully pushed to the ground in the middle of the day in San Francisco, California. Asad and Saadia share the story.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Wikipedia, Visible, CNN, ABC, Stanford, San Francisco Standard, NYT, San Francisco Standard, San Francisco Standard, CBS, Marina Times, Golden Gate University School of Law, KQED, NYT, San Francisco Examiner
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  • The Bergholz Community is a religious group of former Amish people in Ohio became known for their 2011 attacks where they cut the beards of fellow members of an Amish community. Saadia and Asad share more.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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  • Scott Johnson's death in 1988 was initially treated as a suicide by Austrailian police. But in 2007, an investigation revealed he died because of a gay-hate attack. Asad and Saadia share the story.
    SOURCE MATERIALS


    NPR 


    The Guardian - May 11, 2020 


    The Guardian - June 8, 2023 


    BBC News - May 12, 2020


    BBC News - June 8, 2023 


    CBS News 


    The Boston Globe 


    Advocate 


    ABC News Broadcast


    Facebook Video Message Steve Johnson 


    Vogue Australia - 11 Charities To Give Back To


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  • In December 1987, the bodies of two women were found in the back of a pickup truck. They had been bound, gagged and shot in the head. Their bodies were wrapped in drapes and covered in cardboard boxes. Saadia and Asad share the story.
    SOURCE MATERIALS
    San Francisco Gate, Oregon Public Broadcasting, GLAPN, KTVL, Forensic Files, Statesman Journal, Washington Post, Record Net, Queer Crime Daily, The Pink News, LA Times, Morbidology, Case Law, Visalia Times Delta
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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  • In August 2009, a man entered a women's aerobics class at the LA Fitness center in Collier Township, Pennsylvania. He placed a duffel bag on the ground, turned off the lights and began firing. Saadia and Asad share more.
    SOURCE MATERIALS
    NYT, CSIS, CREST, CNN, The Guardian, Fox News, 19 News, Murderpedia, ABC, ABC, CBS, NY Post, ABC, Merriam-Webster

    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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  • On March 16, 2021, a 21-year old went on a shooting spree at two spas and a massage parlor in Greater Atlanta. Eight people were killed and a ninth was wounded. Asad and Saadia share the story.

    SOURCE MATERIALS


    The New York Times 


    CNN 


    CNBC 


    The Guardian 


    The Guardian - Yaun 


    The Guardian - Tan 


    The Guardian - Michels 


    The Guardian Broadcast Clip 


    PBS 


    Homeland Security Digital Library 


    NPR 


    Go Fund Me - Hyun Jung Grant 


    Fox5 


    WABE 


    Law Office Of Matthew T. McNally 


    11Alive Broadcast 


    Today Show Broadcast 


    Impactful Ninja - 9 Best Charities For The AAPI Community 


    Stop AAPI Hate 

    NAPAWF


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  • It’s October 1989 in Boston. Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife, Carol, are both shot after leaving a birthing class. Charles in the abdomen and Carol in the head. Boston goes on a manhunt to find the shooter. Asad and Saadia share the story.

    SOURCE MATERIALS
    AP, NBC Boston, Women’s Health, Rescue 911, The Telegraph, New York Times, AG Report, The Harvard Gazette, Fox, Murderpedia, CBS, CBS, NYT, HBO
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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  • On January 29, 2019, Jussie Smollett told police that he was attacked outside his apartment building along with the use of racial and homophobic slurs. Asad and Saadia share the story
    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Reuters, CNN, ABC, CourtTV, ABC, AP, ABC7, Deadline, ABC7, AP, Facebook, AP, IL Courts Audio, Fox, Chicago Sun Times, USA TODAY, ABC7
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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  • Saadia and Asad share the story of David Josiah Lawson who was stabbed to death at an off-campus party on April 15, 2017 near Humboldt State University. Authorities continue to search for the person responsible for the homicide.
    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Justice for Josiah, Unsolved Hate, KRCR7,  PBS, NBC, Kym Kemp, North Coast Journal, Kym Kemp, NCJ, North Coast Journal, NCJ
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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  • Married couple Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte Schulte were last seen the night of August 13, 2021, at a bar in Moab, Utah. Their bodies were found five days later. Both victims had been murdered and died from gunshot wounds. Saadia and Asad share the story.
    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, ABC, KSL, Chronicles of Olivia, Court TV, News Nation, Fox, Yahoo, Independent, AP , ABC4, Moab Times, KMYU, The Independent
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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  • Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party with friends in Highland Park, Michigan in 1982 when he was attacked by men using Anti-Asian racial slurs. The men ultimately killed him. Saadi a and Asad share the story.
    Source Materials   


    Zinn Education Project 


    CNN 


    NPR 


    History Channel 


    American Documentary 


    Justia - Crime Victim’s Rights Act 1985


    ZBlogH 


    NBC News 


    Vincent Chin’s Story / Lily Chin: The Courage To Speak Out - Helen Zia 


    Retro Report - The Crime That Fueled An Asian American Civil Rights Movement 


    American Citizens For Justice 


    Impactful Ninja - 9 Best Charities For The AAPI Community  


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  • Sakia Gunn was a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered in Newark, New Jersey in 2003 after rejecting the advances of two men. Asad shares the story.

    SOURCE MATERIALS
    Gay City News, Pop Matters, Harlem Stage, Sakia Gunn Film Project, Wikipedia, NorthJersey.com, Gay City News, KeithBoykin.com, ScholarWorks, Washington Post, NYTimes, News 12 New Jersey
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  • We update a story from last year. In June 2021, three generations of the Afzaal family went on a stroll after dinner only to be senselessly murdered by a 21-year-old driver in a pickup truck. We investigate the story and how this senseless act of violence happened.
    Replay from May 2023.
    SOURCES
    NPR, CBC, CTV, BBC, MacLean's, Al Jazeera
    Interview with Sheriff Billy Rowles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjRAsh7bbY&t=85s
    BBC news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmetUwqtD8g&t=50s
    CNN interview with Whitney Dow (director of “Two Towns of Jasper”: https://youtu.be/5YVAj2Hk6FU

    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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  • We have a different kind of story today. One that you may or may not consider a crime, but that will certainly delve into a discussion on hate. Saadia reports solo this week.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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    Sources:
    NPR, NYT, Variety, Media Matters, USA Today, Media Matters, NYT, The New Yorker Magazine, NPR, Wikipedia, NPR

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  • On Monday February 6th, 2023, DeAndre Matthews, a 19-year-old gay Black college student from Brooklyn borrows his mother’s SUV for the evening. He doesn’t return home that night. Saadia shares his story.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.
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    Sources
    Business Insider, ABC, NBC, Law & Crime, The Pink News, CBS, Metro Weekly, NYN Media, Yahoo, Yahoo, Advocate, CBS, PIX11
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  • Haydee Arguello and her husband, Wilfredo Amaya, return home to where their daughters should be asleep. Instead they find a young black teen in one of their daugther's room. What happens next is either a case of parental rage or a hate crime or both. Saadia and Asad share the story.
    Source Materials  

    ABC, ABC, Yahoo, NBC, Daily Mail, The Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Journal, San Mateo Co Bar Association, CBS, True Crime Daily, Casetext



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    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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  • 23-year-old black man Michael Griffith was killed on December 20, 1986, in Howard Beach, in Queens, New York City, after being chased by a group of white youths. While running away, he fled onto a highway where he was fatally struck by a passing motorist. Saadia and Asad share the story.
    Source Materials  


    History Channel 


    The New York Times - November 21, 1991 


    The New York Times - December 18, 2011 


    New York Times - October 23, 2017 


    News One 


    Caribbean Life News 


    CBS News 


    Black Past 


    Case Text - People Vs Riley 


    The Washington Post  


    ABC News Broadcast


    Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 


    Every Action - 22 Black-Led Nonprofit Organizations Making History 



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    Listeners can aid in the overall fight against these types of crimes and discriminatory actions by taking part in or supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as getting involved in or donating to nonprofit organizations such as the National Action Network, the Grassroots Law Project, Color of Change, and many others that seek to protect and advance the rights of black individuals across the nation.

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  • In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old employee named Mary Phagan. His trial attracted national attention. Later, when his death sentence was commuted, he was kidnapped from prison and lynched. Saadia and Asad share their stories and discuss if he actually was the killer.
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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    Sources
    Britannica, Jewish Virtual Library, Library of Congress, Atlanta History Center, C-Span, History.com, Washington Post, The Tennessean, Famous Trials, Prash’s Murder Map Podcast, State Bar of Georgia, PBS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUk-XYThZno&t=402s
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  • Saadia and Asad interview Matt and Tawni Browning about their book The Hate Next Door.
    Matson & Tawni Browning are on a mission to eliminate hate and injustice. Their undercover infiltration of today's most violent communities and organizations has brought justice to countless lives. Their undercover work was just the beginning. Their book showcases the new face of white supremacy and extremism.
    Read more about them: https://www.mattandtawni.com/
    Buy the book
    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
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