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The Effects Of Racism On The African American Community
The African American community was directly impacted from the riot by showing the country an anger and mindset of frustration through their eyes. The police were directly impacted due to the clear need for culture change in the department. Furthermore, the police put forth steps to diversify and bring officers closer to the communities that they swore to protect. The entire country was impacted by being shown the true underbelly and underlying issues of racism that were shown to be extremely

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