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# Race relations

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# Racism
Tearful nine-year-old delivers speech on police brutality in Charlotte
Zianna Oliphant needed a stool to be seen over the lectern at the Charlotte city council meeting.
# Race relations
6 most talked about quotes from that Chris Rock article
Rock’s interview with New York magazine has caused a stir.
# tensions
Off-duty Missouri police officer fires 17 shots killing teen - police say he fired first
St. Louis Police say the deceased man fired at the officer first.
# Guns
Ferguson, Missouri is dealing with another shooting - this time a police officer has been shot
The officer, who was shot in the arm, was said to be chasing two men.
# America
What do half of black American men have in common by age 23?
The answer is they’ve been arrested.
# Trayvon Martin
Why can't George Zimmerman stay out of the spotlight?
Since being acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman has caused comment no matter what he has done.
# US
Trayvon case: Video of teen's final moments among new evidence released
More than 200 pages of photos and witness accounts have been released in the controversial case which has stoked racial tensions in the US.
# Trayvon
Obama on Florida shooting: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon'
The US president has used unusually personal terms in speaking about the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida last month.