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Jacksonville business owner speaks out in wake of Atlanta shootings
Read full article: Jacksonville business owner speaks out in wake of Atlanta shootingsWen Raiti, who owns the organic restaurant House of Leaf & Bean, said the nation should not only pay attention to minority communities when tragedies, such as Tuesday’s violence, strike. That fear was only amplified when she saw the news about Tuesday’s mass shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Raiti stopped short of calling the violence a hate crime but acknowledged that xenophobia could have played a role. Hate crimes, discrimination or harassment against Asian Americans should not be tolerated and should be reported. AdTuesday’s violence prompted a congressional hearing Thursday to address pain in the Asian American community.