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This Week In Race: Movies, Memoirs And Fans Who Didn't Hit It Out Of The Park

Sometimes, the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice, eventually.
Clearly the players weren't the problem on May 2, when the Orioles matched up against the Red Sox.

Not a good week for black folk seeing justice for police violence.

Whether you're a 15 year old honor student (Jordan Edwards)

Or a grown man (Alton Sterling)

Sometimes, however, the moral arc of the universe , eventually. Even if it takes time, as was the case with South Carolina Officer Michael Slager, who shot Walter Scott in

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