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tulipsandroses

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1. Policing was never meant to work for us, The system is not broken,

Reply to brush (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 01:40 AM

Apr 2021

As Ava Duvernay pointed out, its working the way it was designed to work. Whether we have the will to finally fix it to work, is a different story. Over policing, under protection of black bodies has always been the case. I don't know what the answer is. My son sends me a text message every time he gets pulled over. He's been pulled over twice this year. Its only April.

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Cornell West is on CNN/Don Lemon. He says it's apparent that... [View all] brush Apr 2021 OP

Policing was never meant to work for us, The system is not broken, tulipsandroses Apr 2021 #1

The history of police in America is one of attacks on minorities, immigrants, labor/unions Solly Mack Apr 2021 #2

Very well said. IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2021 #3