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Police Are Being Used To Exclude Black People From Public Places

By Leila Fadel
Published June 1, 2018 at 11:43 AM EDT
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It's happening more: minorities are deemed suspicious by a white person who then calls police. Experts say that echoes a past that excluded blacks from public spaces but now it's done with police.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.
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