Sonia Pruitt

National Black Police Association / Montgomery County Police Department

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Lieutenant in the Montgomery County Police Department (Maryland) and Vice Chair of the National Black Police Association

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Recent high-profile killings of black people by local police are the just latest in a year that’s already seen such incidents more than 200 times.

Charlotte, Tulsa and living while black in America

Recent high-profile killings of black people by local police are the just latest in a year that’s already seen such incidents more than 200 times.

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