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Jun 1, 2020

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THE ONLY BLACK GUY IN THE OFFICE

Office Allies Can’t Cushion the Blow of Yet Another Black Murder

You’ll have to forgive me if I don’t have the strength to walk non-Black work allies through my trauma

Illustration: Richard A. Chance

The day after George Floyd, a Black man living in Minneapolis, took his last breath after being pinned…

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