Two Senegalese Boys Got Beat Up And Called “Ebola” In New York City
Nicolás Medina Mora| Buzzfeed | October 27th, 2014
Senator Perkins joined leaders and members of the Senegalese American Association in Harlem to speak out on the offensive, senseless and hurtful stigmatization faced by many in the African Community, including NYC-born youngsters—Pape and Amidou Drame, 8th and 6th graders, respectively, in I.S. 318/The Bronx—who have been repeatedly taunted, ostracized and physically beaten simply because of their Senegalese heritage.
The Senator said the following, concerning the issue of mandatory quarantine:
“I was disappointed when Gov. Cuomo teamed up with the governor of New Jersey for that idea. It was an opportunistic idea, and I’m glad he has walked back from it. It added to the stigmatization of the African community, and was a diss at Mayor de Blasio and President Obama.”
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