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CAIR Welcomes Sentencing in Racist Harassment Targeting Black People in Wisconsin

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/25/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of the perpetrator of racist harassment targeting a Black people in Milwaukee, Wisc..  

A man from the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for vandalizing a Black woman’s car and leaving racist notes to her in March 2021. About a year later, according to the complaint, the man vandalized another Black woman’s front door with racist graffiti after she moved into his apartment complex.  

SEE: West Allis man sentenced to 30 months for racist harassment – Wisconsin Examiner
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/25/west-allis-man-sentenced-to-30-months-for-racist-harassment/ 

“We welcome the sentencing in this disturbing case and thank law enforcement authorities for stepping in before this individual further acted on his racist hate,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison.  

He noted that CAIR welcomed the perpetrator’s guilty plea back in March.  

SEE: CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea in Wisconsin Hate Crime Vandalism, Threats 

Allison said Washington, D.C., based CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.  

CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.              

La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.             

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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com