A 9-year-old was pepper-sprayed instead of receiving help. It's part of the 'dehumanization of Black girls,' experts say.
February 2, 2021
Psychology Professor Carolyn West is quoted on the "multiple levels of trauma" experienced by a nine-year-old girl in Rochester, N.Y., when police pepper-sprayed her in response to her sobbing.
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