Hate speech flyers scattered in Albany
Hate-filled flyers littered over 100 Albany cars Thursday, July 27, prompting a police report and call to the Department of Justice. The messages i...
Hate-filled flyers littered over 100 Albany cars Thursday, July 27, prompting a police report and call to the Department of Justice. The messages include Islamophobic, anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic and anti-Ukrainian sentiments. The incident comes weeks after the announcement of the Anti-Defamation League's involvement in an antisemetic incident in city council. Now, Newton has found herself in an incident involving hate speech. When a constituent told her that the local Target parking lot was filled with hate fliers, Newton rushed over.