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Minneapolis Ranks Near The Bottom For Racial Equality

The problem goes deeper than police misconduct.
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, on May 30, 2020 by the 5th police precinct in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Last week, showing how the COVID-19 crisis is making racial inequality worse. Since we published that newsletter, protests erupted in Minneapolis and spread throughout the nation — with marchers shouting, who was seen in a video with the knee of a Minneapolis police officer on his neck.

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