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marmar

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Mon Dec 28, 2015, 08:32 PM Dec 2015

NYC: Homeless family victimized by racist bullying [View all]


A homeless family has been forced out of a shelter in Elmhurst, New York after their young son was called a n*gger, spit on, and threatened with gang violence by racist classmates at his school.

According to DNAinfo New York, the boy was in the gym locker room of his school when he was confronted by these hateful classmates. They called him the n-word and spit on him. They also said he was a “dirty kid from the Boulevard,” in reference to the Boulevard Shelter that the boy had been calling home.

The child, likely terrified and ashamed, never told any adults at the school or shelter about the racially-motivated assault he had endured, including his parents. However, his friends pressured him to stand up for himself and fight back against these bigoted bullies. So the boy went back to school and confronted his racist attacker, ultimately pushing him to the ground, which caused things to escalate to a frightening new level. .............(more)

http://winningdemocrats.com/homeless-family-forced-out-of-shelter-after-racists-threaten-5-year-old-ngger-2/




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