Simran Jeet Singh in Riverside Park

One Man Called Another a Racial Slur. Then They Shook Hands.

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Arun Venugopal
WNYC News | Jun 29, 2017

Simran Jeet Singh is Sikh and has been on the receiving end of racial hate many times. But recently, as he jogged through Riverside Park in Manhattan, he knew how to respond.

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