https://youtu.be/bpUpp1pSZeA (Eagle News) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said recent anti-Asian attacks have been fueled by racist rhetoric from the previous administration. Barnes is saddened and outraged at the shooting in Atlanta, Georgia that left people dead, including six Asian women. He noted that the targeted acts of hatred and violence against Asian-American and Pacific islander communities have been on the rise since the early days of the pandemic. He said these attacks […]
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Biden visits Atlanta, condemns violence against Asian-Americans
by Eric BARADAT Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Friday denounced the upsurge of violence against Asian-Americans, telling a community plunged into grief after this week’s Atlanta murders that the nation must not be complicit in the face of racism and xenophobia. After meeting with leaders of Georgia’s Asian-American community, Biden delivered a brief speech at Atlanta’s Emory University, where he branded hate and racism “the ugly […]
Asian women among eight killed in Atlanta-area spa shootings
by Elijah NOUVELAGE with Camille CAMDESSUS in Washington Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta Tuesday, with a white man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said. The shootings came with many Asian-Americans already on edge following a recent spike in hate crimes against the community, and triggered immediate fears that […]





