Black Girl Punished For Wearing Brown Leggings: the Policing Of Our Daughters' Bodies In School
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nbsp; by Denene@MyBrownBaby An 11-year-old black honors student in California was booted out of class for wearing… wait for it… leggings. Not just any old leggings, mind you. But—gasp!—dark brown …
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