The state of Missouri has executed Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams. Williams, a Black Muslim man, was convicted of killing a white woman, Felicia Gayle. He was convicted based on the testimony of two eyewitnesses in 2001. Lawyers argued that there was no forensic evidence connecting Williams to the crime scene, and that there was no DNA evidence. Recent DNA testing has …
UK Race Riots
The UK is the site of anti-immigrant race riots this week, and people of color in the country are on edge. The riots were sparked by the killing of three girls in Southport in northern England. On July 29, three girls, between six and nine years old, were stabbed and killed during a Taylor Swift-themed dance event for children. Eight …
Rising Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian Racism
This is an update to the rising Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism around the US. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office to levy a hate crime charge against a suspect that is facing a criminal trial after disrupting an anti-genocide protest in Rockville, Maryland in the fall of 2023. Yosef Appelboum, the …
