The recent shooting at the Sikh Temple has brought racial hate-motivated violent extremism to the fore. Hate-motivated violent extremism directed against Muslims or look-alikes is a growing reality in white America and is the direct result of narratives that perpetuate the us vs. them mentality. Sikh women also cover their hair, and with the presence and prevalence of anti-hijab narratives, hateful, ignorant people tend not to know the difference. This is not to say "let's get the right target," because the point is that NO community should be wholesale targeted for the actions of its extremists and the same holds true for "white America."

At least seven people have died as a result of a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis. near Milwaukee. The suspected gunman is among the deceas...

As reports of a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc. surfaced on Sunday, a flood of worries and prayers emerged over Twitter. Seven people...