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Watch: The Kneel at the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol 2020

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“We are killed for racially charged suspicions. Demonised even when found innocent. And fight for our mere existence.”

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The Kneel at the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol 2020

"We are killed for racially charged suspicions. Demonised even when found innocent. And fight for our mere existence."

Posted by The Bristol Cable on Wednesday, 10 June 2020

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