Ali Kamara, 17, a black Muslim, was beaten as Barack Obama clinched his historic win in the presidential election. Kamara said that he was beaten and hit with a baseball bat by a carload of white men. He said that his attackers shouted "Obama" before the assault.
According to Staten Island Live, it is the only act of violence directly associated with Obama's election reported in the city, but community leaders said they have been fielding calls all week from black residents who have been the victim of harassment or racial slurs.
No arrests have been made in the Kamara case, although the U.S. attorney's office of the Eastern District of New York and the FBI announced on Friday they had joined the investigation.
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