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Thu Jun 4, 2020, 06:20 AM Jun 2020

State Board of Education takes on racism in response to civil unrest

Racism is a “social pandemic” in conflict with the nation’s founding principle that “all are created equal,” State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis said Wednesday.

Davis made his comments in response to ongoing civil unrest in American cities over the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a police officer.

The chilling video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with his knee planted lethally on Floyd’s neck has sparked outrage across the nation and throughout the world.

Chauvin was initially arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The murder charge was upgraded to second-degree on Wednesday.

Read more: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2020/06/03/state-board-of-education-takes-on-racism-in-response-to-civil-unrest/

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