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Friday, May 28, 2010

Black on Asian Violence is About Vulnerability, Not Race

This week on YO!Radio -- we headed over to the San Francisco City Hall press conference where Mayor Gavin Newsom and community activists addressed the recent surge of interracial violence in the Bay Area. PLUS: Amanze Emenike shares his experience in robbing Asians and Latinos in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, and explains why these acts of violence aren't about race. Malcolm Marshall is producer and Donny Lumpkins is a content producer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia.

You can hear the segment here:

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9c1a6c7a94a59e45b26c1c21ab90c089#

Produced by Donny Lumpkins and the YO! Radio Crew
Posted: Apr 30, 2010

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