When These Black Men Say the Phrases They’re Fed Up With, They Expose an Atrocious Truth About the US

April 26, 2015 / Buzzfeed

The men in this video don’t fit the one-dimensional, negative stereotypes that people try to pin on them. Nobody does, but those stereotypes prevail.

What can we do about it?

Here’s a great start – a chance to listen to Black men speaking for themselves, rejecting the dehumanizing myths that surround them, and setting the record straight about who they really are.

With Love,
The Editors at Everyday Feminism

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