Last year's murder of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Long Island, New York is just the "tip of a very ugly iceberg" when it comes to hate crimes in the area, according to a controversial report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. (via Daniel Hernandez)

The FBI has arrested nearly 150 members of the predominantly Latino Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang (based near Long Beach, California) for drug dealing and targeting African-Americans in violent attacks.

The Department of Homeland Security has warned that the number of "right-wing extremists" may grow due to the recession, the election of the first black president as well as opposition to abortion and immigration. (via Foreign Policy)

Russians is wildin': A week after an African-American teen was stabbed in a racially-motivated assault, an Asian migrant worker was decapitated in an attack by a Russian anti-immigration group. The Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists warned government officials the "same will happen to them if they do not stop the flow of immigration.”

A month after an Ecuadoran immigrant in New York was beaten to death by a group of teens, two Ecuadoran brothers in NYC were assaulted in a possible hate crime. Witnesses say the victims – one of whom now brain-dead – were called anti-gay and anti-Latino slurs during the attack. (via The Latin Americanist)

Busta Rhymes takes braggadocio to the next level in a new video, "Arab Money." (via HipHopSite)

Seven New York teens, including one Latino, are facing charges of first-degree "gang assault" for killing an Ecuadorian immigrant. The suspects allegedly wanted "to beat up some Mexicans."

Three Pennsylvania teens will stand trial on charges of third-degree murder and ethnic intimidation after being arrested for last month's beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez.

Violence against emo kids has popped up in Chile, Peru and Colombia. Previously: México.