Two Racist Incidents Under Police Investigation

State police report two racist incidents in Lower Macungie but have not said the crimes are related

  State police are investigating racist grafitti and a report of ethnic intimidation targeting a Jewish resident. More than 190,000 such hate incidents and crimes occur each year in the United States, according to a 2005 report. KKK Sprayed on Garage A Lower Macungie Township woman -- Chermay Michelle Bullock, 31 -- told police that someone sprayed "KKK" on the door of her garage on Sequoia Drive, according to state police at Fogelsville. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. Jewish Teen Targeted Earlier this month, an ethnic-related message sent to a Lower Macungie Township teen on a social media site is being investigated as a criminal offense, according to…

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Pennsylvania State Police Reports

'KKK' Sprayed on Local Garage Door, Police Say

Racial symbol is sprayed on Lower Macungie woman's garage door, troopers report.

A local woman recently reported that a racial symbol was sprayed on her garage door, according to police. Chermay Michelle Bullock, 31, told police that someone sprayed "KKK" on the door of her garage on Sequoia Drive in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The symbol stands for Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group known for acts of intimidation and terrorism. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.

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5 Ways to Handle Racist Relatives

Thanksgiving can be a time for stressful family gatherings when you are confronted with behavior you consider inappropriate

Are you dreading the possibility of racist jokes or racial slurs ruining your holiday visit with family? About.com offers 5 Ways to Deal with Racist Relatives including: Setting boundaries and calling attention to racist behavior can be better than suffering in silence, according to race relations expert Nadra Kareem Nittle. She suggests sticking to a script such as, "“I find your comments hurtful. Please don’t make these remarks in front of me again.” 

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Rise in Hate Groups Includes Lehigh Valley Extremists

Extremist groups are on the rise as the presidential election heats up.

As Lehigh Valley Sikhs fear for their safety following a deadly attack at a temple in Wisconsin, a group that tracks hate groups says extremism is on the rise as the presidential election heats up. The American radical right grew explosively in 2011, a third consecutive year of growth that has swelled the ranks of extremist groups to record levels, according to a new report issued by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a national non-profit civil rights group based in Alabama. Anti-government “Patriot” movement groups led the expansion, according to SPLC. While the SPLC is used as a resource by the FBI, the organization has met with criticism for expanding its definition of hate crimes. The SPLC's "hate" map includes 34 extremists …

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