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Story summary
- Tommy Pham, MLB free agent, criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for remarks about his SAT score, saying they imply Black people are "dumb".
- Pham, a straight-A student, said he could not relate to Newsom's remarks during a talk with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
- Newsom defended remarks, attributing them to his dyslexia.
- Dickens supported Newsom, while critics say the remarks reflect belief in Black intellectual inferiority, triggering backlash.
