{"id":574884,"date":"2021-06-27T13:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574884"},"modified":"2021-06-27T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T17:05:58","slug":"31-year-old-racial-justice-activist-stabbed-to-death-in-chicago-family-asks-donations-go-to-equal-justice-initiative-in-her-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/31-year-old-racial-justice-activist-stabbed-to-death-in-chicago-family-asks-donations-go-to-equal-justice-initiative-in-her-name\/","title":{"rendered":"31-Year-Old Racial Justice Activist Stabbed To Death In Chicago, Family Asks Donations Go To\u00a0\u2018Equal Justice Initiative\u2019 In Her Name\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F31-year-old-racial-justice-activist-stabbed-to-death-in-chicago-family-asks-donations-go-to-equal-justice-initiative-in-her-name%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-27-at-12.05.45-PM-1002x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A young woman who was praised by her family and others for her work in so-called racial justice was tragically stabbed to death last weekend in Chicago, a Democrat-run city rife with crime.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-one-year-old Anat Kimchi was found in a street last weekend with two stab wounds in her back. She was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cChicago police found the woman, <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Anat<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Kimchi<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, 31, lying on the sidewalk with two stab wounds to her upper back around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of South Wacker Drive,\u201d said reporter Alexis McAdams on June 20. \u201cShe was rushed to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.078260869565\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chicago police found the woman, Anat Kimchi, 31, lying on the sidewalk with two stab wounds to her upper back around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of South Wacker Drive. She was rushed to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Full link below <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagotribune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chicagotribune<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zT9PWVnmfs\">https:\/\/t.co\/zT9PWVnmfs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexis McAdams (@AlexisMcAdamsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexisMcAdamsTV\/status\/1406767685329997837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to local reports, Kimchi was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidnoirCowboy\/status\/1406764516403298307\">described<\/a> as a \u201cbrilliant criminology researcher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnat worked tirelessly in the field of criminal justice to reduce racial and ethnic inequalities in the justice system,\u201d the Kimchi family said in a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/maryland\/2021\/06\/chicago-police-arrest-suspect-in-stabbing-death-of-md-woman\/\">according<\/a> to a report from the Associated Press and WTOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf news organizations want to respond to her death, coverage of issues related to racial and ethnic inequalities in the justice system would honor her life\u2019s work,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n<p>The Kimchis \u201curged anyone interested in making a donation in her memory to contribute to the Equal Justice Initiative,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.153846153846\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anat Kimchi, 31, was walking in the Loop when a man stabbed her in the back, according to Chicago police. She was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHknVbB5tr\">https:\/\/t.co\/MHknVbB5tr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7Chicago\/status\/1407176544838111235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kimchi, who was born in Israel, attended the University of Maryland where she was pursuing criminology and criminal justice. She was in Chicago visiting friends at the time of her murder.<\/p>\n<p>Gary La Free, chair and professor of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the university, said Kimchi was \u201ca brilliant young scholar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnat was already a notably accomplished scholar, but more importantly she was a remarkable woman who was beloved by friends and family. Please keep her loved ones in your thoughts and prayers,\u201d La Free <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/maryland\/2021\/06\/chicago-police-arrest-suspect-in-stabbing-death-of-md-woman\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to early reports, police said they were looking for a suspect who was potentially homeless and had attacked two other women just days before the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Robinson was subsequently arrested on Friday in relation to the murder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/man-41-charged-in-fatal-loop-stabbing-of-maryland-graduate-student\/\">According<\/a> to\u00a0WGN9 News, the 41-year-old has been\u00a0charged with first degree murder, armed robbery, and aggravated robbery in the stabbing death of Kimchi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobinson was identified on surveillance cameras and with the help of a cooperating witness,\u201d the report added. \u201cRobinson has also been linked to two other armed robberies this month, where he attacked a woman from behind and hit her with an object.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"JcnQf9\">\u201cThis defendant has, for lack of a better term, [been] terrorizing downtown in regards to the crimes he\u2019s now facing charges,\u201d said Assistant State\u2019s Attorney James Murphy, <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2021\/6\/26\/22551535\/tony-robinson-anat-kimchi-charged-fatally-stabbing-maryland-grad-student-in-the-loop\">according<\/a> to the\u00a0Chicago Sun Times.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JyVA2d\">\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s an unfair statement in any way, shape or form,\u201d Judge Charles Beach said in agreement with Murphy at the bond hearing. \u201cThese types of attacks and the randomness and violence cause a fear \u2026 The randomness of this is hard to explain and it\u2019s hard to adapt to, and frankly, it is an act of terrorism on the community when it happens in this fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is being held without bail.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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