CNN Perpetuates Dangerous Tuskegee Myth

On February 14, CNN aired both segments of its special series “Black in America," and used the opportunity to perpetuate a harmful racial myth.

Dr. Thomas says black men are afraid of being exploited – a fear caused by history and the revelation that for forty years unsuspecting poor black men were used as medical guinea pigs in the infamous Tuskegee experiments,” O’Brien said.

“Between 1932 and 1972, 400 men were lied to about their condition; the men suffered terribly – tumors, heart disease, paralysis, blindness, insanity, and many died. Project Brotherhood overcomes this legacy of fear by staffing clinics with doctors, interns, and social workers who are black, professionals they say their patients can link to.”

However, the story of the Tuskegee “experiments” as told by “Black in America,” is a [complete] myth...

[In fact, another "180-degree" spin... aired on a major 'professional' news network.]

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