The number of reported hate crimes committed in L.A. County in 2023 has risen 18% from the year before, according to the latest report from the L.A. County Commission on Human Relations released Wednesday.
The City of Los Angeles and the California Civil Rights Department are putting together a set of events to create awareness to the rise of hate and discrimination that have become a dangerous threat to safety and civility both locally and statewide. UAHW originated in 2017 as a poster campaign in Bay Area cities in response to white supremacist rallies that took place in North California cities like Berkeley and San Francisco. Today, UAHW has spread to about 90 organizations and cities across the country.
: “United Against Hate” shirts in different languages were created for everyone to show solidarity. Photo courtesy of Task Force.
The“Come Walk with Me” is dedicated to the Latino communities of Los Angeles County. Photo courtesy of Jade Blairs.
A new report released in June by the office of California’s attorney general and the California Department of Justice stated that hate crimes in the state have had a 20% surge, from 1,763 hate crimes in 2021 to 2,120 in 2022. Latinos are of the group most targeted by hate. To uplift the Latino community and remind everyone that there is no space for hate in LA, the city of El Monte revealed “Come walk with Me,” a new mural.
The mural was created by Los Angeles artist Kiara Aileen Machado, who obtained her bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing from California S…
