The lives of black men in the US have long been adversely affected by negative public perceptions. We are often turned away from from blatant bias Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 27 sec
✓ Published: 03-Jan-2020

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The lives of black men in the US have long been adversely affected by negative public perceptions. We are often turned away from jobs because we are not the “right fit”. While on the streets, we are regularly treated by police as dangerous suspects. Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, described their alleged tussle by testifying: “when I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding