Dismiss the Charges Against Corey Menafee

The Issue

According to the New Haven Independent, "An African-American dishwasher lost his job after losing his cool and breaking a stained-glass panel in Yale’s Calhoun residential college dining hall that depicted slaves carrying bales of cotton. The dishwasher, Corey Menafee, said he used a broomstick to knock the panel to the floor. He said he was tired of looking at the “racist, very degrading” image. City police arrested Menafee, who now faces a felony charge. The university, meanwhile, has cut ties with him.   
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The Issue

According to the New Haven Independent, "An African-American dishwasher lost his job after losing his cool and breaking a stained-glass panel in Yale’s Calhoun residential college dining hall that depicted slaves carrying bales of cotton. The dishwasher, Corey Menafee, said he used a broomstick to knock the panel to the floor. He said he was tired of looking at the “racist, very degrading” image. City police arrested Menafee, who now faces a felony charge. The university, meanwhile, has cut ties with him.   
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The Narrative ProjectPetition StarterThe Narrative Project is working collaboratively to change perceptions and normalize all intersections of identity. Through conversation, engagement, and action, we seek to help marginalized groups, of all demographics, reclaim their narrative

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New Haven GA 23
New Haven GA 23
New Haven Police Department
New Haven Police Department

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Petition created on July 11, 2016