Speaking Wrong At The Right Time

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Dear Joan, I Am Not Your Negro: My Reply To A Condescending E-Mail
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Dear Joan, I Am Not Your Negro: My Reply To A Condescending E-Mail

In-Group Versus Out-Group and the demand for collective responsibility

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Adam B. Coleman
Nov 14, 2023
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Dear Joan, I Am Not Your Negro: My Reply To A Condescending E-Mail
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On February 2nd, I received an email from a woman named Joan in response to my NY Post article. Her condescending diatribe didn't bother me but what stuck out to me was her demand for me to "go into black communities and tell black youth that crime leads to jail time."

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