Maya Berry, executive of the Arab American Institute, repeatedly denied Kennedy's allegations of supporting the Israel-Hamas ...

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

Hanaan Shahin came to D.C. only to hear more of the same anti-Palestinian bigotry that got her son Wadea killed.

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

The White House slammed Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) for asking if an Arab American witness supported Hamas and Hezbollah during ...

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 ...

The Louisiana Republican sparked an outcry after making the remark to an Arab American activist during a Senate hearing on ...

Whether it's Republican senators disrespecting Muslim women or a Chicago detective posting racist and bigoted comments on ...