Senator John Kennedy has sparked a backlash after he told an Arab American activist to "hide [her] head in a bag" during a ...

Berry went before the Senate to discuss the important issue of hate crimes, only to receive a torrent of abuse. She should be ...

On Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Kennedy provided a master class on delivering a racist line of questioning—and during a ...

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy accused an Arab American civil rights ...

Republican Senator John Kennedy attacked Arab American Institute Director Maya Berry with racist rant during her Senate Judiciary testimony ...

"Hamas is a foreign terrorist organization that I do not support, but you asking the executive director of the Arab American ...

We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile ...

Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, shares first-hand receiving racists attacks from Sen. John ...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) badgered a Muslim witness during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and ...

This is Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana questioning Berry. Maya Berry: “I think it’s exceptionally disappointing that you’re looking at an Arab American witness before you and saying, ...

The exchange is featured across numerous TikTok accounts garnering over millions of views and strong reactions.

Berry says the experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If ...