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Brooklyn residents protest bar using Black stereotypes to sell cocktails

Dozens of residents in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights are speaking out against a local bar after the owner used a “bullet hole-ridden wall” and 40-ounce rosé to promote her business. Community members are accusing Becca Brennan of glorifying violence, perpetuating negative stereotypes about black people and engaging in cultural appropriation after a press release for […]

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