RACISM

How Racial Stereotypes Dehumanize Black Victims Like Jordan Neely

Calling a non-violent homicide victim "aggressive" is racist

Allison Wiltz
Published in
5 min readMay 3, 2023

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A homeless man wearing a hoodie | Photo by Timur Weber via Pexels

Homelessness shouldn't be a death sentence in America. Yet, when Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless Black man known throughout the community as a talented Michael Jackson impersonator, shouted about his discomfort…

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Allison Wiltz
Momentum

Black womanist Scholar bylines @ Momentum, Oprah Daily, ZORA, GEN, EIC of Cultured #WEOC Founder allisonthedailywriter.com https://ko-fi.com/allyfromnola