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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

80% of teachers in U.S. are white

 


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Labels: Race in America

Sunday, September 6, 2020

U. S. Police kill civilians at much higher rates than other countries.





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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Supreme Court rejects Trump's DACA recession in June 2020.



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