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'Take the ugly fat black girl down off your house' - Family receives racist letter for celebrating daughters - Face2Face Africa

A black family in Florida was the target of America’s nasty racism last Thursday for decorating their home with posters of their twin daughters in celebration of their stellar academic performance. When identical twins Xanah and Xarah graduated from Yulee High School in their Jacksonville, Florida, suburb with straight As, their father David Sproul, decorated...

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