Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy's contentious exchange with an Arab American activist at a hate crimes hearing ...

Republican Senator John Kennedy attacked Arab American Institute Director Maya Berry with racist rant during her Senate ...

In the front row of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 17) sat Hanaan Shahin, the mother of Wadea Al ...

La., faces backlash from civil rights groups after telling an Arab American witness to “hide your head in a bag” following ...

The comment from the Senator has been called a direct racist attack. Calls for Kennedy to be censured have been growing since the hearing.

On Tuesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-Lousiana) repeatedly made offensive comments that Arab American activist Maya Berry is a ...

Berry says the experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If ...

During a Senate hearing meant to address rising hate crimes in America, Republican Senator John Kennedy launched an unfounded ...

During a Senate hearing on hate crimes, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) drew audible gasps from the audience after making racially ...

We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile ...

An MSNBC host called for consequences for a Republican senator from Louisiana who launched into a racially charged line of ...

A Republican senator in Louisiana drew audible gasps as he made racially charged remarks against the head of the ...