‘Justice delayed’ in Texas city where police killed a Black woman

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‘Justice delayed’ in Texas city where police killed a Black woman

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Dec 4, 2022

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Three years after Atatiana Jefferson was shot by a white police officer, stark racial divides, inequality and a lack of reform plague the US city of Fort Worth.
Written by Tyler Hicks.
Read by Xzavian Wrushen.

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Dec 4, 2022

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