Utah forced to move hotels at NCAA Tournament after ‘racial hate crimes’
Utah forced to move hotels at NCAA Tournament after ‘racial hate crimes’
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Utah forced to move hotels at NCAA Tournament after ‘racial hate crimes’
Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts said her team were forced to change hotels due to safety concerns in Idaho
Green said the team, cheerleaders and members of the school band were walking to dinner when a truck approached the group, revved its engines before someone in the vehicle shouted the n-word.
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Far-right extremists have made a presence in the region. In 2018, at least nine hate groups operated in the region of Spokane and northern Idaho, including Identity Evropa, Proud Boys, ACT for America and America’s Promise Ministries, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.