Odette Youssef

Just last week, the Department of Justice announced that it was ending consent decrees and investigations of police misconduct in multiple cities. including Minneapolis. But this assertion that maybe racism will go away if we stop talking about race, you know, it could be very dangerous. Well, talk to me about that. People see social inequity.

Just last week, the Department of Justice announced that it was ending consent decrees and investigations of police misconduct in multiple cities. including Minneapolis. But this assertion that maybe racism will go away if we stop talking about race, you know, it could be very dangerous. Well, talk to me about that. People see social inequity.

You know, people observe the differences that we live with, with health outcomes. educational opportunities, income attainment. And if we're not talking about the history and current factors, Pete Simi says that this just leaves explanations that are pseudoscientific, disproven, and racist.

You know, people observe the differences that we live with, with health outcomes. educational opportunities, income attainment. And if we're not talking about the history and current factors, Pete Simi says that this just leaves explanations that are pseudoscientific, disproven, and racist.

You know, people observe the differences that we live with, with health outcomes. educational opportunities, income attainment. And if we're not talking about the history and current factors, Pete Simi says that this just leaves explanations that are pseudoscientific, disproven, and racist.

And this isn't just a theoretical concern, Aisha. We've seen the White House issue an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that posits race is not a social construct, but a biological reality. This is the stuff of eugenics, and it goes against decades of scientific consensus.

And this isn't just a theoretical concern, Aisha. We've seen the White House issue an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that posits race is not a social construct, but a biological reality. This is the stuff of eugenics, and it goes against decades of scientific consensus.

And this isn't just a theoretical concern, Aisha. We've seen the White House issue an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that posits race is not a social construct, but a biological reality. This is the stuff of eugenics, and it goes against decades of scientific consensus.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The civil lawsuit against the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe was brought by Springfield's mayor, three city commissioners, and four residents who were public in their support of Haitian immigrants. It claims the group interfered with plaintiffs' federal civil rights, that it created a public nuisance, and that it incited violence.

The civil lawsuit against the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe was brought by Springfield's mayor, three city commissioners, and four residents who were public in their support of Haitian immigrants. It claims the group interfered with plaintiffs' federal civil rights, that it created a public nuisance, and that it incited violence.

The suit alleges, among other things, that the neo-Nazis instigated dozens of bomb threats and that they instructed strangers to enter some plaintiffs' homes at night without knocking to demand drugs and sex. None of the plaintiffs themselves are Haitian residents of Springfield. Instead, the complaint paints a picture of a city terrorized by a campaign of hate.

The suit alleges, among other things, that the neo-Nazis instigated dozens of bomb threats and that they instructed strangers to enter some plaintiffs' homes at night without knocking to demand drugs and sex. None of the plaintiffs themselves are Haitian residents of Springfield. Instead, the complaint paints a picture of a city terrorized by a campaign of hate.

The Blood Tribe has not publicly posted a response. Odette Youssef, NPR News.

The Blood Tribe has not publicly posted a response. Odette Youssef, NPR News.

NPR's Odette Youssef reports. Similar transphobic scapegoating happened after the school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, Apalachee, Georgia, Madison, Wisconsin, and Perry, Iowa, to name just a few. Sarah Moore is with GLAAD, an LGBTQ advocacy group. She says the pattern ties to a steep increase they've documented over the last three years of anti-trans hate crimes.

NPR's Odette Youssef reports. Similar transphobic scapegoating happened after the school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, Apalachee, Georgia, Madison, Wisconsin, and Perry, Iowa, to name just a few. Sarah Moore is with GLAAD, an LGBTQ advocacy group. She says the pattern ties to a steep increase they've documented over the last three years of anti-trans hate crimes.

Trans people are four times more likely to be the victim of crimes, not the perpetrators. In his first two weeks in office, President Trump has targeted trans people's access to medical care, bathrooms, and legal recognition on documents like passports. Trans people make up less than 1% of the U.S. population. Odette Youssef, NPR News.