Invisible Hate

Invisible Hate

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Invisible Hate episodes

  • Attacked by the Dotbusters

    In September 1987, a 30-year-old British Indian man named Navroze Mody lies in a coma in Hoboken, New Jersey. He’s just been beaten, kicked, and hit with a brick by a large group of teenage boys. Four days after passing through the hospital doors, he dies. Saadia and Asad report on the story.


    SOURCE MATERIALS: Court record, NYT, Parsi Khabar, India Today, Wikipedia, NYT, University of CA Press, Filmiholic

    HOW TO HELP:

    Donate to the Hindu American Foundation, a national educational and advocacy organization established in 2003


    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

    Contact us: [email protected]

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      57 min
    • The Targeting of a Jewish Community Center and Murder of a Postal Worker

      On August 10, 1999, Buford Furrow Jr. drove from Washington state to the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, where he opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon at a Jewish Community Center, injuring five people, including four children. He then drove to a nearby synagogue, where he shot and killed a Filipino-American postal worker, before fleeing the scene.


      SOURCES: The Follow-Up Question podcast, LAPD, LA Daily News, LAist, Today, Case Law, The Jewish News of Northern California, CNN, Advancing Justice, Washington Post, CBS, Giffords

      HOW TO HELP:

      • Donate to WAGV in LA, which takes concrete action—works with schools and gun owners, pushes for stricter gun laws in California and gun safety programs in cities, counties, and school districts


      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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        33 min
      • A Murder in Laramie: Part 2

        Matthew Shepard was a young gay man who was brutally beaten, tortured, and left to die in Wyoming in October 1998. He was found tied to a fence and unconscious, and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in a coma for several days before he passed away due to his injuries.

        In Part 2, Saadia and Asad talk about the trial and Matthew's legacy.

        HOW TO HELP:

        Donate to:

        • The Matthew Shepard Foundation, which is a non-profit whose mission is to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire individuals, organizations and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people.  


        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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          41 min
        • A Murder in Laramie: Part 1

          Matthew Shepard was a young gay man who was brutally beaten, tortured, and left to die in Wyoming in October 1998. He was found tied to a fence and unconscious, and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in a coma for several days before he passed away due to his injuries.

          In Part 1, Saadia and Asad talk about the different theories about what happened to him the night he was murdered.

          HOW TO HELP:

          Donate to:

          • The Matthew Shepard Foundation, which is a non-profit whose mission is to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire individuals, organizations and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people.  


          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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            40 min
          • Bus Stop Murder

            23-year-old African-American student Richard Collins III was waiting for an Uber ride at bus stop with two friends when he was approached by Sean Urbanski, who stabbed him in an unprovoked attack. Collins was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Saadia and Asad discuss the details of the case.

            HOW TO HELP:

            Donate to:

            • Campaign Zero works to end police brutality in America through research-proven strategies
            • ColorofChange.org works to make the government more responsive to racial disparities
            • National Cares Mentoring Movement provides social and academic support to help Black youth succeed in college and beyond


              SOURCES: 

              NPR, Associated Press, People, Washington Post, ArmyTimes, Baltimore Sun, CNN, The Daily Record, Wikipedia


              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
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                32 min
              • Remembering Charlie Howard

                In 1984, Charlie Howard, a young gay man from Bangor, Maine, was walking home when he was harassed by three young men with homophobic slurs. The situation escalated, and Howard was thrown off a bridge into the Kenduskeag Stream, where he drowned. Hear his story and how his death helped to bring attention to hate crimes and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

                HOW TO HELP:

                Donate to groups that support LGBTQ youth, like EqualityMaine, The Trevor Project, It Gets Better Project, and GLSEN.

                SOURCES: 

                Bangor Daily News, Bangor Daily News, World Queerstory, NYT, The Baltimore Sun, Medium, Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims, USM


                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
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                  40 min
                • The Murder of Mulugeta Seraw

                  In November 1988, Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant, was killed by a group of three white supremacist skinheads in Portland, Oregon. The three men, members of the racist group East Side White Pride, beat Seraw to death with a baseball bat. Saadia and Asad discuss the attack and how it was racially motivated.

                  How to Help: 

                  • Donate to Portland United Against Hate: https://www.portlandunitedagainsthate.org/


                  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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                    44 min
                  • Justice for Kendrick Johnson

                    Kendrick Johnson was a high school student who was found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at his school in Valdosta, Georgia in 2013. The official cause of death was ruled as accidental, but his family and supporters have claimed that he was murdered. Despite multiple investigations, no official evidence of foul play was found and the case remains unsolved. We take a deeper look.

                    How to Help: 

                    • Check for updates on the family’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RipKendrickJohnson/
                    • Learn more about the case here: https://www.justiceforkendrickjohnson17.org


                      • 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
                      • Killed in the Line of Duty

                        Sandeep Dhaliwal was a sheriff's deputy in Harris County, Texas when he was shot and killed in the line of duty on September 27, 2019. He was the first member of the Sikh community to be hired as a deputy in the Harris County Sheriff's Office and was known for his work in community outreach. Saadia and Asad investigate his murder.

                        How to Help: 

                        • Donate to the Harris County Sheriff Office Benevolence Association, assisting employees or first responders that have experienced a catastrophic illness or loss


                        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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                          38 min
                        • Murders on the MAX

                          In 2017, two people are killed and a third injured after confronting a white supremacist and white nationalist for shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two black teenagers on the MAX Light Rail train in Portland, Oregon. Saadia and Asad share details about the case to determine if it was a hate crime.

                          SOURCES: Wikipedia, NPR, the Guardian, Law & Crime, CNN, Essence, attn, Seattle Times, Okayplayer, OPB, KGW News, KOIN, Willamette Week.

                          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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                            38 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.