You Ain’t From Round Here: Why Black Americans Were Not Surprised By The Jonathan Pentland Video

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A video of Jonathan Pentland, an US Army member, is circulating on many social media sites. The footage shows Pentland confronting a young black male. He is seen threatening the young man and questioning his presence in the neighborhood. Pentland states that it’s a tight-knit community, and he knows everyone in the…