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Black-owned clothing store in Milwaukee had just re-opened from the virus when the rioting broke out. “They took everything.... You think you’re getting justice, but you’re just tearing up your own community,” black lady who operates a nearby business told me
To the extent that these riots received any significant media coverage, it was mostly the wealthy areas (Santa Monica, Lower Manhattan, Downtown Chicago) while the poorer minority areas that experienced major rioting (Milwaukee pictured here) have been largely ignored
Tony in Milwaukee describes escaping the riots
Anybody who still thinks I’m “cherry-picking,” please get off Twitter, come join me in one of these neighborhoods and talk to people. Really
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