BPR statement on George Floyd’s death, police violence:
George Floyd’s life mattered. Like Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and too many others whose names we don’t know, Floyd was stolen from friends and family members who loved him and cared about him. His murder cannot be undone, and it is our most recent reminder of the fact that white supremacy, police violence, and racism are dangerously prevalent forces in America today… Read Full Statement
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The United States, from its Native American predecessors who immigrated to North America around twenty thousand years ago to the millions of European immigrants who arrived many years later, often prides itself as the embodiment of diversity and oppo...
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