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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Dr. Jason Johnson apologizes for “misfit black girls” comment

Dr. Jason Johnson has released the following statement via Twitter apologizing for referring to Black women who support Bernie Sanders as “misfit Black girls”:

Earlier this week in a conversation about the Sanders campaign and the behavior of his staff and supporters I referred to his campaign spokesperson as coming from the Island of Misfit Black Girls. It was a harmful and unnecessary comment and I apologize.