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Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

FILE - A protester and a police officer greet in the middle of a standoff in New York, June 2, 2020, during a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died earlier that year after Minneapolis police officers restrained him. The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers. But the fact that Black officers killed a Black man didn’t remove racism from the situation. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) FILE - Protesters gather at Foley Square, June 2, 2020, in New York, as part of a demonstration against police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died earlier that year after Minneapolis police officers restrained him. The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers. But the fact that Black officers killed a Black man didn’t remove racism from the situation. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) FILE - Protesters raise their hands near Foley Square, June 2, 2020, in New York, as part of a demonstration against police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died earlier that year after Minneapolis police officers restrained him. The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers. But the fact that Black officers killed a Black man didn’t remove racism from the situation. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) Protesters march down the street Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing