Hate pre-existed Trump, but what he has done as president is mobilize white supremacy.

Hey, welcome to In The Fick. This is a podcast about politics, race, and culture from a POC perspective.

So I'm Maria Nuhosa.

And I'm Julio Rico Loberella.

We have a really special guest today.

Joining us from Chicago is Arjun Singh Seti,

and he's an activist lawyer and a writer.

He has a new book out called American Hate.

Hey Arjun.

Hello, thank you so much for having me. So Arjun, in your new book, basically what you do is you decide to give voice to the people who survive 13 hate crimes in the United States from December 2015 to May of 2017.

So literally crimes that occurred right around the corner.

In the very beginning of the book it's a really powerful

introduction because you lay some of the groundwork and the context for what's

going on and you basically say you know part of what we have to do is that we have to rethink things.

And so what happens if you conceive and actively engage on this topic, which is the history of this

country was built on a series of hate crimes,

beginning with the genocide of Native Americans.

Enslaving people, segregation,

you know, taking kids away from their Native American families. You write quote

Hate and discrimination are not new they are part of our country's DNA.

Throughout it all targeted communities have learned a painful lesson.

The promises of equality under the law and freedom from harm are often the most enduring

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