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Erik Ose is a writer and political activist who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and micro-blogs at latestoutrage on Twitter. He is the author of When Harvey Met Jesse: Attack Ads of the 1990 Gantt-Helms U.S. Senate Race in North Carolina, available on Amazon. His columns have appeared in NC newspapers such as The News & Observer and elsewhere including Salon, The Huffington Post, and The Hill. He is a veteran of community organizing and Democratic campaigns, and authors The Latest Outrage, a Chapel Hill-based political blog.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015Why The Chapel Hill Shooting Was An Islamophobic Hate Crime The execution-style murders of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, N.C. came at a time of rising anti-Muslim tensions nationwide. This crime has struck a powerful chord in the hearts of Muslim-Americans and everyone else who cares about Islamophobia. There is much to suggest these three young, promising community members weren't murdered solely over a parking space. This heinous act looks more like a hate crime.
