BX residents travel to LI to protest hate crimes
A group of Bronx residents traveled to Long Island Saturday to protest on-going violence against Hispanics. Hispanics in the area have faced a string of recent hate crimes, including assaults with baseball
News 12 Staff
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Sep 7, 2009, 4:23 AM
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Updated 5,343 days ago
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A group of Bronx residents traveled to Long Island Saturday to protest on-going violence against Hispanics.
Hispanics in the area have faced a string of recent hate crimes, including assaults with baseball bats, BB guns and pepper spray. One person was killed in the attacks.
Senator Ruben Diaz (D-NY) plans to meet with local leaders in hopes of putting an end to racial intolerance.
