Invisible Hate

Invisible Hate

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Invisible Hate episodes

  • The Murder of Timothy Coggins

    On October 9, 1983, Timothy Coggins, a black man from Georgia was found murdered under a giant oak tree locally known as the hanging tree. Saadia and Asad share his story.

    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

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      • Sources

      • A&E,
      • Cold Case Files,
      • GQ,
      • Miss Night Terrors,
      • Good Morning America,
      • ABC,
      • History Channel,
      • 11Alive

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        42 min
      • The Racist Past of a Young Mark Wahlberg

        In June 1986, then 15-year-old Mark Wahlberg and his friends threw rocks and yelled racial slurs at three black kids. The next day, Wahlberg and the others harass a group of mostly black fourth-graders. Saadia and Asad look at the early racist life of superstar celebrity Mark Wahlberg and how he's atoned for his sins.

        Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

        Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

        Contact us: [email protected]

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          • SOURCES:

          • The Smoking Gun
          • The Independent
          • The Guardian
          • Style
          • Variety
          • WGBH
          • Boston Globe
          • Daily Beast
          • Boston Globe
          • Boston Globe
          • Jezebel
          • The Wrap
          • GLAAD/LA Reports
          • Reapproriate
          • Daily Mail
          • Justia US Law
          • United Press International

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            42 min
          • Tortured on Facebook Live

            In January 2017, four people tortured and abused a mentally disabled man in Chicago, Illinois. The attackers kidnapped and physically, verbally, and racially abused the victim while livestreaming it on Facebook. Saadia and Asad share more.

            Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

            Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

            Contact us: [email protected]

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            • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
            • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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              • SOURCES:

              • https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-hate-crime-torture-facebook-live/3713952/ 
              • https://nyti.ms/3MjGRah 
              • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/chicago-racially-charged-attack-video.html 
              • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/05/4-in-custody-after-group-beats-disabled-man-on-facebook-live-while-shouting-anti-trump-profanities-chicago-police-say/ 
              • https://www.facebook.com/abc7chicago/videos/disturbing-hate-crime-kidnapping-charges-filed-against-4-in-facebook-live-tortur/10155080555116162/ 
              • Facebook Torture Suspect's Grandmother Attends Bond Hearing
              • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IavvBtR_to

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                32 min
              • Murder of Yusuf Hawkins

                Yusef Hawkins was a 16-year-old black teenager who was shot to death on August 23, 1989, in Bensonhurst, a predominantly Italian-American working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn. Hawkins, his younger brother, and two friends were attacked by a crowd of white youths. Saadia and Asad share the story.

                Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                Contact us: [email protected]

                For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                  43 min
                • What Happened to Melanie Ethier?

                  Canadian teenager Melanie Ethier disappeared in New Liskeard, Ontario, in 1996. She's been missing ever since. Saadia and Asad investigate.

                  Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                  Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                  Contact us: [email protected]

                  For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                    26 min
                  • The Quiet Violence of Language - Immigrantly

                    Today’s episode explores language's power and potential harm from our friends at Immigrantly podcast. Words aren’t harmless and are often dangerous. Slight differences in word choice alter people’s perceptions. Minor differences can turn humans into “animals.”

                    In this episode Saadia urges us to think more critically about any media we encounter—from newspaper headlines and political rhetoric to advertisements and TV shows. 

                    Because words are more complex than they seem.

                    Join the Immigrantly conversation: Instagram @immigrantlypod | Twitter @immigrantly_pod | Youtube @immigrantlypod | Tiktok @Immigrantlypodcast


                    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                    Contact us: [email protected]

                    For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                    • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                    • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                      36 min
                    • Hate Crimes Since 10/7

                      Hate crimes have increased exponentially in the past few months. Saadia and Asad share some of the more egregious cases.

                      Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                      Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                      Contact us: [email protected]

                      For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                      • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                      • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                        32 min
                      • The Umpqua Community College Shooting

                        On October 1, 2015, at the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, Oregon, a 26-year-old student fatally shot an assistant professor and eight students in a classroom, and injured eight others. The mass shooting is the deadliest in Oregon's modern history. Saadia and Asad share the story.

                        Source Materials 

                        • CNN - October 4, 2015 
                        • CNN - September 23, 2023 
                        • New York Times - October 1, 2015 
                        • New York Times - October 9, 2015 
                        • Oregon Public Broadcasting 
                        • LA Times 
                        • Oregon Live 
                        • NBC News 
                        • CBS News 
                        • ABC News 
                        • ABC News Broadcast
                        • Obama White House Archives 
                        • Giffords Law Center - Gun Violence Statistics 
                        • Best Gun Control Charities 


                          HOW YOU CAN HELP:

                          • One of the primary ways in which you can do so is by donating and becoming involved in non-profit organizations such as The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and many others.


                          Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                          Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                          Contact us: [email protected]

                          For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                          • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                          • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                          • Follow us on Instagram and Twitter


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                            42 min
                          • Hate Crime Stories - Updates

                            Saadia and Asad update listeners on prominent stories they've covered in the past year.

                            HOW YOU CAN HELP:

                            • Listeners can help by donating to nonprofit organizations, such as Women For Women, that seek to put an end to gender based violence and support survivors of such violence. 
                            • Listeners can also donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center as a means of supporting their work against male supremacy.  


                              • Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                              Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                              Contact us: [email protected]

                              For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                              • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                              • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                              • Follow us on Instagram and Twitter

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                                27 min
                              • The Isla Vista Killings

                                On Friday, May 23, 2014, Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured fourteen others near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, before killing himself.


                                Source Materials 

                                • CBS News - May 26, 2014 
                                • Homeland Security Digital Library 
                                • Los Angeles Times - February 19, 2015 
                                • New York Times - May 24, 2014 
                                • BBC News 
                                • Southern Poverty Law Center 
                                • Police 1 - Santa Barbara Killer’s “Retribution” Video 
                                • CNN 
                                • ABC News 
                                • ABC 7 
                                • The Guardian 
                                • Criminal Minds 
                                • My Twisted World: The Story Of Elliot Rodger  
                                • NBC News Broadcast 
                                • CNN Broadcast 
                                • Wall Street Journal Broadcast 
                                • Women For Women 
                                • Southern Poverty Law Center


                                  HOW YOU CAN HELP:

                                  • Listeners can help by donating to nonprofit organizations, such as Women For Women, that seek to put an end to gender based violence and support survivors of such violence. 
                                  • Listeners can also donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center as a means of supporting their work against male supremacy.  


                                    • Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                                    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                                    Contact us: [email protected]

                                    For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                                    • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                                    • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                                    • Follow us on Instagram and Twitter

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                                      50 min

                                    About Invisible Hate

                                    From the publisher's feed

                                    Invisible Hate shines a spotlight on the hidden world of hate crimes in America—acts fueled by race, religion, sexual orientation, and other biases that too often go unreported and unpunished. Hosts Saadia Khan, a human rights advocate and social entrepreneur, and Asad Butt, journalist and founder of Rifelion Media, dig deep into these overlooked incidents, asking the pressing question: Why does the system ignore so many hate crimes? Each episode examines a specific case, analyzing its details and uncovering the social and legal challenges that affect its classification as a hate crime.