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Jonathan Franklin

After a deadly mass shooting, the DOJ is launching an anti-hate initiative in Buffalo

Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced a new initiative to combat unlawful acts of hate in the Western District of New York. Here, a memorial for the supermarket shooting victims is set up outside the Tops Friendly Market on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Joshua Bessex/AP)

Five months following the deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others at a Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket, the Justice Department has recently announced the launch of a new initiative, aimed at combatting unlawful acts of hate across Buffalo.

In coordination with the U.S. Attorney General's Office, the newly created United Against Hate initiative will connect federal, state and local law enforcement with marginalized communities in order to "build trust" and encourage people to report hate crimes and incidents.

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