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ADL Welcomes Investigation of Flag Desecration

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemns the desecration of a gay pride flag in Tomball and welcomes law enforcement’s investigation of the incident as a possible hate crime. According to news reports, the flag belonged to a Tomball man who displayed it on his front lawn as a show of support for all affected by the attack on the Pulse nightclub

Coalition for Mutual Respect Expresses Shock and Horror About Orlando Mass Murder

The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) Coalition for Mutual Respect joins with our community in expressing shock and horror about what happened in Orlando and condemning this act of terror. Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are concerned this attack could lead to a backlash against American Muslims and caution against blaming all Muslims

ADL Welcomes Sentencing of Two Men for Federal Hate Crime Against Gay African American Man

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds Corpus Christi Police, the FBI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Texas and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for the successful prosecution and sentencing of two men who pleaded guilty to a hate crime in connection with their attack on a gay African American man in Corpus Christi. 33-year-old Jimmy

ADL Welcomes A&M Administration Response to Harassment of Students

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds administrators at Texas A&M University for taking seriously allegations that Black students were taunted and made to feel unwelcome on the A&M campus, for investigating those allegations, and for expressing regret that an incident on their campus hurt visiting students. According to reports, about 60 students from Uplift Hampton Preparatory School in Dallas were on