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Being Black In America Across the country, a national reckoning with race has sparked wide-ranging debates on defunding police, racial profiling, public monuments and systemic racism.
Women with the Moms United for Black Lives Matter, formerly called Wall of Moms, line up outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse during a night of protest against racial injustice police brutality and the deployment of federal troops to U.S. cities on July 29, in Portland, Ore.
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Some Black Americans Buying Guns: 'I'd Rather Go To Trial Than Go To The Cemetery'

Armed members of the Black Panther Party leave the Capitol in Sacramento May 2, 1967. The Panthers entered the Capitol fully armed and said they were protesting a bill before the Legislature restricting the carrying of arms in public. AP hide caption

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Some Black Americans Buying Guns: 'I'd Rather Go To Trial Than Go To The Cemetery'

As the U.S. faces a fight for racial justice in the aftermath of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, some Black Americans are considering how they can best protect themselves.

Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Brandon Winston, Donna Ghanney and Mark Turner. NPR hide caption

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Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.

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