/tags/anti-lynching anti-lynching en-US WLRN Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:39:38 GMT /news/2022-03-30/lynching-is-now-a-federal-hate-crime-after-a-century-of-blocked-efforts President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:39:38 GMT /news/2022-03-30/lynching-is-now-a-federal-hate-crime-after-a-century-of-blocked-efforts Eric McDaniel, Elena Moore /news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act designates lynching as a federal hate crime and sets prison terms of up to 30 years for those convicted. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:09:37 GMT /news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden Peter Granitz