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

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 ...

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

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

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

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy played the role of concerned politician with consummate flair when he made his way around southeast ...

A Republican senator accused an Arab-American advocate of supporting Hamas during a Senate hearing on hate-related incidents ...

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

The exchange is featured across numerous TikTok accounts garnering over millions of views and strong reactions.

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 ...

Then came Kennedy — whose unabashed bigotry drew audible gasps from the audience. The Republican began his questioning of ...