Clarence Page: A surge of violent crime against Asian Americans sparks fear of renewed racism
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Feb 12, 2021
3 minutes
I don’t want to spoil the party, but amid the hopeful signs that we might — just might — be turning the corner on the coronavirus pandemic, let us not overlook how much COVID-19-related racial rhetoric has fueled a pandemic of hate crimes too.
With a guarded sense of relief, I welcomed the news that Oakland, Calif., police arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal and cowardly attack of a 91-year-old man in that city’s Chinatown.
And, as an African American, I
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