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"Why do you always have to make it about race?"
"Because it IS about
race."
This is a common, growing conversation in the United States.
"Race and class are unfortunate, yet inextricable factorsโfor us, for the police and for the dead man," wrote Goldie Taylor, referring to Alton Sterling in her article for the
Daily Beast. Mr. Sterling, a father of five, a small businessman, and an entrepreneur, was selling CDs in front of a mini-market with the blessing and consent of the owner, Abdullah Muflahi, who witnessed a Baton Rouge police officer shooting Mr. Sterling Tuesday night.
Comment: The all-important context of Ms. Evans' bravery: Police shootings: Yes, they are about race