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- Paul ButlerIf we had something approaching equal justice, would we still even be the United States? “Mr. Floyd was not human to these officers.”
- BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and Robert StubblefieldWhile most advocates focus on police abuse of the black community, we must also hold accountable the people who call police and make false claims against black people.