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Feb 2024
23m 15s

Overcoming Hate

COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
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When it comes to prosecuting hate crimes, Colorado didn’t have a great track record until they amended Colorado’s bias-motivated crimes statute. In this bonus episode of Systemic, we look at how Melissa Hall, a Black parent who was racially abused while volunteering on school premises, tested this new amendment in court. Host and producer: Jo Erickson P ... Show More
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