Black Lives Matter reacts to not guilty in Freddie’s death

By Mo Barnes
May 23, 2016
12:03 pm

Both comments echo the sentiment by many in the Black community that there is little chance of justice when a police officer kills a black suspect. The NAACP issued the following statement:

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Mo Barnes

Maurice "Mo" Barnes is a graduate of Morehouse College and Political Scientist based in Atlanta. Mo is also a Blues musician. He has been writing for Rolling Out since 2014. Whether it means walking through a bloody police shooting to help a family find justice or showing the multifaceted talent of the Black Diaspora I write the news.

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