Yale honors Black girl, nine, wrongly reported to police over insect project
by Ramon Antonio Vargas from Science | The Guardian on (#68C2Y)
Bobbi Wilson's efforts to rid her town of the spotted lanternfly unwittingly touched off a national discussion about racial profiling
A nine-year-old girl who had a neighbor call the police on her as she worked to eradicate invasive insects from her home town has earned honors from one of the US's most prestigious universities.
The Yale School of Public Health earlier this month held a ceremony citing Bobbi Wilson's efforts to rid Caldwell, New Jersey, of the spotted lanternfly, according to university officials.
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