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As I sit and consider the life of Duante Wright, the latest young Black man murdered by police during a routine traffic stop, I struggle to separate his life from mine.

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There are many who will claim that the dilemma of police brutality is a political or judicial issue. It’s not. It’s bigger than any president or judge. This is a systematic prejudicial issue.

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The highly-acclaimed young adult book now has a movie adaption, and it’ll be hitting theaters soon.

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Why does it seem like some lives are more worth protecting than others in today’s world?

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Terence Crutcher was just a black man living in a country that didn’t value him. A country where black men are perceived as stronger, larger and more threatening than a white man of the same size, based on just a picture.

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Being a family member of a police officer, especially one serving in the line of duty in East L.A., life wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows.

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“If you can rationalize and come to terms with the far greater atrocities committed by Europe and the United States of America, then I have to call into question your scathing reaction to Castro.”

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We live in a diverse world where perspective matters, and it’s always useful to remember that before you rush to judgment, or to the defense.

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Until those in power move past this “us vs. them” mentality, at the end of the day, another body will be left in the streets, another family–another community, destroyed.

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I mean, who wants to believe that A LOT of police officers are cowards and racists? Nobody. Its unfortunate.