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I think the sad fact is, there’s a long history in this country at looking at African-American as subhuman.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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And I think that’s reflected in the fact that, when we have problems that really are problems of employment, that are really problems of mental health, that are really problems of drugs, our answer is the police.
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