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Dahleen Glanton: To my African-American sisters: Please stop defending Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

Black women, it's time to stop demonizing other black women who call out black men for sexual assault.

It's appalling the way Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson have been attacked on social media for publicly accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assaults that they say occurred nearly two decades ago.

Tyson, a college professor and author, has said Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex in 2004 during a hotel encounter at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Watson has said Fairfax raped her while they

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