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By Morgan Gstalter - 04/05/21 01:48 PM EDT   Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis apologized on Sunday night for using an anti-Asian slur in a tweet, saying he was unaware of the phrase’s racist history. "I would never offend any group of people," Davis, 24, wrote on Twitter. "You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he 'ran Miami' With that being said I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring.” The NFL player shared a screenshot of the slang database Urban Dic...

Rallygoers decry hate crimes against Asian Americans April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — More than 200 people gathered in Connecticut on Saturday to denounce increasing attacks on Asian Americans around the country. A “Stop Asian Hate” rally was held outside Fairfield Town Hall and included speeches by state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other officials and advocates. Members of the crowd held signs saying “Stop the hate! Stop the violence!," “Where is the love?” and “Racism is the real pandemic.” One of the rally's orga...

When Alex Hanesakda saw the tragic news that eight people were shot and killed in Atlanta on March 16, and that six of them were Asian women, he knew it was time for him to speak out. What he wrote in the post, he also submitted to the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (bit.ly/3dwZlBU). The editorial was titled: “ ‘I’m done keeping my head down:’ Why we must stop the hate against Asian Americans (and everyone else).” “At first, I was like, ‘Do I say something?’ “ Hanesakda said, recalling when he first started seeing more reports of the hate crim...

Brutal assault on female Filipino immigrant captured on security camera in New York City On Monday, a 65-year-old female Filipino immigrant who has lived in the US for decades was attacked and brutally beaten near Times Square in Manhattan in broad daylight. Family members reported that Vilma Kari was in the hospital recovering from a fractured pelvis and contusions on her body and forehead after she was kicked in the chest to the ground and repeatedly stomped in the head by a man who shouted an obscenity and then said, “You don’t belong here,” according to New York City police.

March 31, 2021 Brandon Elliot was arrested in connection with an anti-Asian attack while on parole for killing his mother in 2002. SHOW TRANSCRIPT The NYPD has arrested 38-year-old Brandon Elliot for the brutal attack of a Filipino American woman. Elliot was on parole after serving 17 years in prison for killing his mother in 2002. He is now charged with hate crime assault.  "We continue to demand justice and mercy for our community. But how many times do we have to stand here and beg for help?" asked Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation. On Monday, 65-year-old Vil...