Overcoming Hate
- Author
- Colorado Public Radio
- Published
- Tue 06 Feb 2024
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_379_0707285b-1477-40ee-b0d6-66780782659e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.cpr.org%2Fsystemic
When it comes to prosecuting hate crimes, Colorado didn’t have a great track record until they amended Colorado’s bias-motivated crimes statute.
In this bonus episode of Systemic, we look at how Melissa Hall, a Black parent who was racially abused while volunteering on school premises, tested this new amendment in court.
Host and producer: Jo Erickson
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Theme music by Daniel Mescher. (Additional music via Universal Production Music.)
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
