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  • How Police Fail to 'Protect and Serve' LGBTQ Communities of Color

    Police killings of unarmed black men and women—such as this summer’s shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—have highlighted the need, long recognized by racial-justice advocates, for a more critical examination of the ways in which police fail to “protect and serve” some of our country’s most marginalized communities.  These killings have forwarded a national…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Where Do Black People Stand on NC’s Transgender Bathroom Debate? Depends on Who You Ask

    I was excited. I thought they were taking a meaningful stand at a very important time for trans folks and queer folks,” says Ashley Williams, 23. Williams, a gender-nonconforming student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is talking about the Obama administration’s directive that transgender students at public schools be allowed to use…

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    Allison Keyes

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