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People Keep Repeating This Bogus Crime Myth. Well, Now You Have A Killer Comeback.

Whenever I talk about racism, be it online or in real life, someone always brings up “black-on-black crime.” Every. Single. Time. As if talking about racially motivated crimes means you can’t be upset about anything else. That’d be a big nope. Crime is bad, no matter who the criminal is, but this video clip explains…

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Franchesca Ramsey

And just in case you’re not convinced that “black-on-black crime” is an imaginary issue … here’s a handy PDF from the FBI on murder by race of victim and race of offender for 2011.

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