Congresswoman Slams Newspaper That Called Obama the N-Word: ‘America Is Better Than This’
Social media users weren't the only ones shocked by a newspaper headline that called President Obama the N-word last weekend. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was, too. A day after an article in the Westview News titled “The Nig-r in the White House” went viral, Representative Jackson Lee (D-tx) expressed her outrage. “This headline from WestView News is disgusting. America is better than this,” the Congresswoman tweeted Monday, along with a link to a story about the headline. Also read: NY Newspaper Under Fire for Calling President Obama the N-Word in Headline Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee As TheWrap previously reported, the tiny New York City paper,...
- 7/8/2014
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
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