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Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities

  • Written by Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparitiesPeople in the Brooklyn borough of New York City protest police violence against Black women on Sept. 5, 2020.Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it’s about Minneapolis, the...

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