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Texas pool party incident raises questions about wealth and race

By Tom Dart   Unlike Ferguson, North Charleston or Baltimore, no one was killed or injured here. This is an affluent, mostly white area without a history of serious racial tension. But the expressions of anger and the demands for … Continue reading

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Some Key Facts We’ve Learned About Police Shootings Over The Past Year

By Gene Demby We’ve done a lot of writing and reporting at Code Switch over the last year on deadly police shootings of unarmed black people, cases that have become such a part of our landscape that they have a … Continue reading

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Walter Scott: Week by bloody week, my America is sliding back towards slavery

By Michael W. Twitty For the United States, and with it, the entire western world, this past week should have been time to reflect on a monumental anniversary: the true end of chattel slavery in the United States 150 years … Continue reading

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Even If Walter Scott’s Family Wins in Court, the Cop Won’t Pay a Dime

By Jaeah Lee The family of Walter Scott, the man who died on Saturday after being shot eight times by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, has decided to sue Slager, the city of North Charleston, and its police department. … Continue reading

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How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America

By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading

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