Arab American Leader Maya Berry Responds After GOP Senator
WEB2 days ago · We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile questioning from Republicans at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, including Senator John Kennedy, who told Berry, “You should hide your head in a bag.”. The experience illustrated the very problem of ...
Sen. John Kennedy decided a hearing on hate crimes was a great …
WEB1 day ago · The hearing was about “stemming the tide of hate crimes in America” and Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, along with two other experts, was called up to ...
Maya Berry - Arab American Institute
WEBMar 31, 2021 · Maya Berry is Executive Director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a non-profit, nonpartisan, national civil rights advocacy organization founded to nurture and encourage direct participation in our political and civic life to mobilize a strong, educated, and empowered Arab American community.
GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to …
WEB3 days ago · The activist, Maya Berry, said repeatedly that she did not support Hamas and was "disappointed" by the minuteslong exchange toward the end of a hearing called "A Threat to Justice Everywhere ...
Sen. John Kennedy's anti-Arab attacks on Maya Berry were …
WEB2 days ago · A senator’s racist attack on a witness in a hearing was appalling even by Trump era standards. On Tuesday, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, Maya Berry, appeared as a ...
GOP senator Kennedy attacks Arab American advocate at hate …
WEB2 days ago · Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana questioned Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking her whether she supported Hamas, Hezbollah ...
Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader ... - NPR
WEB1 day ago · Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader testifies at hearing NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious ...
Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader ... - WLRN
WEB1 day ago · Station Public Files Contact -. James March (305) 995-2446 or [email protected]. WLRN Management. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a ...
ACLU Statement on Senator’s Discriminatory Questioning of Civil …
WEB3 days ago · WASHINGTON — American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, released the following statement regarding Sen. John Kennedy’s questioning of Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute: “The American Civil Liberties Union condemns this discriminatory and vitriolic attack on Maya Berry, a renowned civil rights leader, and joins the chorus of voices ...
Senate Judiciary Hearing Derailed with Racist Attacks on Civil …
WEB4 days ago · FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mattie Goldman, [email protected] WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the racist remarks directed at Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute and co-chair of The Leadership Conference Hate Crimes Task Force, at today’s Senate Judiciary ...
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