On the recordJuly 6, 2016
When incidents like this occur, there's a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if because of the color of their skin, they are not being treated the same and that hurts.
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Barack Obama addresses the impact of racial disparities in treatment by law enforcement, emphasizing that it is an American issue.
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