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At labs, universities, and field sites, scientists are kneeling today in solidarity with athletes protesting racism and police brutality. Science deals with data and the data is clear that Black people are three times more likely to be killed by police...
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on Tue Sep 26, 2017 at 11:48 AM PDT
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