Have We Become More Racist?

Since Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in 2016, hate crimes have increased towards people of color.

Verbal abuse, violence, bullying in school, and racially charged language. One in 10 muslims have been reportedly called a ‘terrorist’, while the ‘alt-right’ were responsible for 9 out of 12 fatal incidents in 2017 alone. But how much of this can be attributed to what is known as the ‘Trump Effect’? Credit: Various via Storyful