A vandal defaced two Jefferson Park stores with swastikas Tuesday night. The stores are owned by people of color, one owner said.
Arcan Abu-hashish, owner of Supreme Smoke Shop in Jefferson Park, at his store on June 30, 2022, after it was defaced with racist graffiti.
“I just wish he’d leave us alone,” Abu-hashish said about the vandal. “It’s very disappointing, to see someone carry hate.”The swastikas were painted on the shop’s back door, boarded-up front door and street sign on Tuesday night. The white supremacist graffiti also appeared at another nearby shop owned by people of color, Abu-hashish said.
Arcan Abu-hashish, owner of Supreme Smoke Shop in Jefferson Park, in his store on June 30, 2022, after it was defaced with racist graffiti. Another swastika was found painted across the street from a building used by the Ho-Chunk Nation, an American Indian tribe whose historic territory includes land in Wisconsin and Illinois, tribe spokesperson Kasey Brown said.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.While Brown wasn’t sure if the swastika was directed at his tribe, he said that dealing with racism and white supremacy is not new for the Ho-Chunk.
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