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“I want justice...”

Hear personal stories from Americans grappling with racism and its impact, past and present.

Listen to people from all over the country as they share their own experiences with racial injustice and their hopes for change.

I never expected to go from the devastation that Covid-19 has left not only in America but all over the world then the deaths of innocent African Americans and the riots following peaceful demonstrations all over. I want justice for the dead, I want for...
Carmen M.
Baltimore, MD
01 Jun 2020
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Lisa K.
Jenkintown, PA
03 Jun 2020
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Now is the time for America, the way things are will not always be like this. Today we kneeled, we stood. All of it was very powerful. Now...

Mya M.
Annapolis, MD
15 Jun 2020
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Now is the time...

Zenovia S.
Huntsville, AL
10 Jun 2020
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Corey B.
Palos Hills, IL
09 Jun 2020
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Rachel G.
Hingham, MA
05 Jun 2020
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Valeria R.
Caldwell, ID
08 Jun 2020
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Now is the time to show support and end systemic racism.

Nancy F.
Annapolis, MD
15 Jun 2020
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TKO SOCIETY I.
Selma, AL
05 Jun 2020
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Tim D.
Louisville, KY
05 Jun 2020
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Lamley L.
Ridgeland, MS
13 Jun 2020
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I never expected to see black and white people together in small town Mississippi standing against racism and police brutality. Citizens of Petal, MS came together at city...

Kendrick G.
Jackson, MS
01 Jun 2020
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Noah D.
Washington, DC
05 Jun 2020
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Anonymous
New York, NY
15 Jun 2020
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Anonymous
Baltimore, MD
06 Jun 2020
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Annie M.
Burlington, NC
03 Jun 2020
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Joseph S.
Emeryville, CA
08 Jun 2020
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Now is the time to speak up to inspire change.

Ghufran S.
Chicago, IL
03 Jun 2020
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Now is the time for white people to recognize their privilege.

Anita H.
Raleigh, NC
03 Jun 2020
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Gloria E.
San Antonio, TX
06 Jun 2020
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Now is the time...

Patricia E.
Huntsville, AL
09 Jun 2020
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Samuel A.
Concord, NH
06 Jun 2020
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Cherah L.
Desoto, TX
09 Jun 2020
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Injustice is a CRIME.

Deanna M.
Denmark, SC
02 Jun 2020
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