Hate Speech

While the First Amendment requires the government to not discriminate against speech based on viewpoint, there can be rules imposed on the time, place and manner in which speech is shared.

“In some ways, we think that we live in Illinois and somehow we’re immune to this,” said David Goldenberg, the Midwest director of the Anti-Defamation League that issued the “Hate in the Prairie State” report.

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

What’s it like growing up in a Black and white city when you don’t fit neatly in either category? A Chinese American and Thai American share their perspective on life in St. Louis — and the deadly attacks in Atlanta that have galvanized Asian American communities across the U.S.

After a man killed eight people in Atlanta, six of them Asian women, Asian Americans in St. Louis are on heightened alert for hate crimes and discrimination. Community leaders want Asian Americans to understand that they can report racist acts to authorities.

Asian American leaders in the St. Louis region are decrying a rise in racist comments reported by people in their communities. They are raising the alarm just days after authorities charged a man with killing eight people, most of them Asian women, at three Atlanta spas.

Years of unchecked rhetoric from President Donald Trump provided the seeds for violence at the U.S. Capitol, said Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Heartland office in St. Louis.