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Devan Sandiford: "Words Matter"

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The Importance of Avoiding the Description of Skin Color

"I just think that was a really brilliant decision or an incredible instinct that he had either way," she says. "It's hard in a story to suddenly start identifying White people and black people, you know, it's just it's awkward to do that" He talks about how the police officer says oh, I thought you were trying to run away from me And he says and it's actually very logical Right what the police officers are saying because when you're trying to runaway from a police officer You definitely back into the space and slowly get out of your car and walk over to them right?" She continues: "He does it really well when he gets a good laugh."

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