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Systemic by Colorado Public Radio

Jun 9, 202135:03Society & Culture

This spring, the nation held its breath as Derek Chauvin, the officer charged with murdering George Floyd, went on trial. Was the officer a single bad apple, or a symptom of a broken system? Nekima Levy-Armstrong is a fo...

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