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White woman who called police over black birdwatcher is charged

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Amy Cooper charged with filing a false reportIncident occurred in Central Park, New York, in MayA white woman who called police and falsely accused an African American man of threatening her life after he asked her to leash her dog in New York city’s Central Park is being criminally charged over the incident. Related: Video of white woman calling police on black man in Central Park draws outrage Continue reading...

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The year of Karen: how a meme changed the way Americans talked about racism

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