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Six months ago, I hopped on a plane and said goodbye to winter. After spending 92 percent of my life on the East Coast — and the last nine years in New York City — I was moving to San Francisco, along with thousands of other migrants. When I landed, I was struck by the mild weather and the…

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How The Breakdown Of Trust With The Police Impacts Black Lives | ThinkProgress

For many African Americans, tuning into the nightly news and skimming through social media timelines has become an exercise in maintaining psychological well-being. The barrage of videos in which police officers attack and kill black people, along with ongoing discussions about race-based violence, can elicit fears that they, too, may succumb to an officer’s bullet….

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