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Organizations Condemn Targeting of Africans Over Ebola - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 17:49

African Communities Together joins several other organizations that serve African immigrants in New York in a strong statement condemning discrimination against African immigrants due to the Ebola scare.

NJ Nigerian Student Blocked From School Over Ebola Panic - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 16:06

The Milford, New Jersey school district prevented a third grader from returning to school after a trip to Nigeria, even though Nigeria is Ebola-free. After the child's father filed a lawsuit, she was eventually readmitted.

Oklahoma Teacher Pressured to Quarantine Over Ebola Panic - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 15:46

A public outcry and petition campaign pressured an Oklahoma teacher to quarantine herself after a church mission trip to Rwanda- even though Rwanda is 3,000 miles away from the Ebola outbreak.

Staten Island Africans Face Ebola Slurs, Lost Business - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 00:03

West African immigrants on Staten Island report that they have lost business due to Ebola fears, and that they encounter slurs and harassment on the street.

Boys Bullied by Classmates, Called "Ebola" - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Mon, 11/03/2014 - 23:38

Two Senegalese boys aged 11 and 13 were allegedly assaulted by students at their Bronx school who shouted "Ebola" at them. The boys' parents and the African Advisory Council are calling for public schools to protect African children in New York public schools from bullying and Ebola stigma.

At Bronx Townhall, Ebola Stigma Stories Emerge - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Mon, 11/03/2014 - 23:30

At a Bronx townhall meeting about Ebola, Africans shared their experiences of being wrongfully targeted or harassed due to Ebola stigma. Civic leaders, including Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., condemned anti-African discrimination.

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