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Community Control of Police is a Right and Necessity
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
12 Oct 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Community Control of Police is a Right and Necessity

In response to protests, the eastern North Carolina city of Greenville has discontinued its ties to the Pentagon’s infamous 1033 program that funnels military weapons and equipment to local police. However, the city continues to resist demands for community control of police. “We want to live in a society where these forces are nonexistent in our communities,” said Dedan Waciuri, of the Mapinduzi organization. “We have the ability to protect ourselves.

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