Black Teen’s Death Tied to Mall ‘Racism’
The family of a black teenager run down by a dump truck sued the owners of a shopping mall, blaming her death on the mall’s refusal to allow buses from black neighborhoods on the property. “We are here to speak up for Cynthia,” attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. said as he announced the $210-million lawsuit in Cheektowaga. The 17-year-old took the bus to her job at the mall and was dropped off across the street. She was forced to cross a seven-lane highway when she was struck.
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