"As a 52-year-old white woman, I can’t fully understand, and I would never presume to speak on the depth of pain experienced by Black people. But as a journalist, my job is to tell stories, to give voice to those who need it most," writes @kyraphillips.https://abcn.ws/2MWVPnA
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"This week has reminded me of one of the most impactful people I’ve met in my career. I would like to take you back to 2003, when I met a woman by the name of Mamie Till, whose 14-year-old son, Emmett Till was viciously murdered." -
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"The similarities between Mamie’s son’s funeral and that of George Floyd are as striking as they are disturbing – even as they are separated by more than half a century ... Mamie’s son’s death also triggered a civil rights movement." - @KyraPhillipshttp://abcn.ws/3d3Xgeq
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