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Justice and Race

Police use-of-force policies are under renewed scrutiny after a Baton Rouge officer pinned a Black teen with his knee

When Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers Jr. posted a cell phone video on his Facebook page of a police officer kneeling on what appeared to be a Black teenager’s neck, Louisiana’s state capital braced for the worst.

by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

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