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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Oscars slap sparks debate on the defense of black women - Caught on Camera

Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

It started with a Black man slapping another Black man on live television at the globally televised Oscars, presumably in defense of a Black woman who was being ridiculed over her hairstyle.

But to many Black people, it was about more than a slap or an insult. It was about Black manhood, about what is expected of Black men in the 21st century — and about attitudes toward Black women.

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