October 17, 2018, Houston, Texas–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds the sentence of nearly 25 years given to Marq Vincent Perez, who was found guilty of a hate crime in the burning of the Victoria Islamic Center on January 28, 2017. Perez was convicted of destroying a religious place of worship, which is a hate crime, and use of a fire
Houston, TX, September 18, 2018…ADL today condemned a reported racist Facebook post by Lynn Redden, superintendent of the Onalaska Independent School District, criticizing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Redden’s post said, “When you need precision decision making, you can’t count on a Black quarterback.” “The Facebook post by Onalaska Superintendent Lynn Redden is racist, abhorrent, repugnant, and grossly inconsistent with the
Houston, TX, July 17, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomes the guilty verdict and conviction of a hate crime in the arson of a mosque in Victoria. A federal jury found Marq Vincent Perez guilty of setting fire to the Victoria Islamic Center on January 28, 2017. Perez faces up to 20 years in federal prison for destroying a religious place
Houston, TX, June 6, 2018– June 7, 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. It was a horrific hate crime that not only rocked East Texas, but the entire world. On June 7, 1998, Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and John William King chained James Byrd, Jr. by his ankles to the back
As members of the Coalition for Mutual Respect, a group of religious leaders who come together under the auspices of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to promote interfaith understanding and speak out with a unified voice on matters of importance to us, we plead to our elected representatives: End the epidemic of gun violence plaguing our country. Take action now. We
