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Dick Durbin: The relationship between law enforcement and the African-American community, as Senator Booker helped lay out in his…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
The relationship between law enforcement and the African-American community, as Senator Booker helped lay out in his presentation, has a long history based on fundamental injustices that our country has yet to fully overcome.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the historical injustices affecting law enforcement relations with African-American communities.

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