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#BlackLivesMatter

Anne-Sophie BrändlinJune 9, 2015

An act of police aggression at an out-of-control pool party in McKinney, Texas has revived an online call for moderation. #BlackLivesMatter remains the most important hashtag in the ongoing US debate on police violence.

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