Article 68D4E Police Were Called on Black Girl For Spraying Lanternflies, Now Yale Celebrates Her Brilliance

Police Were Called on Black Girl For Spraying Lanternflies, Now Yale Celebrates Her Brilliance

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Candace McDuffie
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Last October, Bobbi Wilson-a curious 9-year-old who wanted to preserve trees in her New Jersey neighborhood by spraying destructive lanternflies with a solution of water, apple cider vinegar and dish soap-had the cops called on her for no other reason than being Black. Now, she's being honored by Yale.

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