Reports of hate crimes and racially motivated violence against minorities have increased in the United States after the election of Donald Trump as president.
There was a spate of hate crimes reported on social media and to police on Thursday that was targeted against Muslims, Latinos and African Americans.
Trump’s supporters have been accused of numerous attacks in the 24 hours following his stunning victory, including racist graffiti,.death threats and physical assaults.
Police say two assailants confronted a Muslim woman at San Diego State University in the state of California with comments about Trump and the Muslim community.
The attackers then took off with the victim’s purse, backpack and car keys. The woman could then not locate her car.
Some US universities reported racist graffiti written on their walls, including “Whites Only” and “White America.” At New York University, students discovered the name of Trump written on the door to a…