Crash Course: Sonya Massey killing underscores disproportionate police violence against Black and disabled people

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Those determinants also work together because the racism "woven into a lot of our institutions," combined with the "history of dehumanization and violent stereotypes" of Black people, can inform the officers' perspective and approach. 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