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National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

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Op-Ed: Communities Deserve to Have a Say in Our Own Public Safety

by Desmon Yancy and Frank Chapman April 29, 2021July 6, 2021

n April 15, the world saw that thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo, pursued down an alleyway by a Chicago police officer, had his hands in the air when the officer shot and killed him. Before the video of his fatal shooting was released, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for a new CPD foot chase policy. Once the truth […]

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