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She was a key witness in the George Zimmerman trial. So why can’t anyone look past the tired stereotypes and hear what Rachel Jeantel actually
had to say?
Rachel Jeantel is a name that will forever live in infamy in the minds of many Americans—both black and white—after her testimony as the prosecution’s star witness in last week’s trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida man accused of murder for the death of Trayvon Martin.
Let’s be honest: Jeantel’s very presence on the witness stand (broadcast live on national and international television) conjures up all kinds of age-old race, class, and gender-based stereotypes about
black women. The large, full-figured, dark-skinned black girl. Not a
great communicator. Not very articulate. Head hung low. Appearing to
roll her eyes and head as she verbally sparred back and forth with
defense attorney Don West. And, stunningly, she tweeted about needing a
“drink.”
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