Cerise Castle

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On Monday, Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was stopped by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies for an alleged vehicle code violation while riding his bike.

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Games across major league sports were cancelled this week in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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