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What Happened to the Black Lives Matter Riots?
Commissioners hired a team of investigators and social scientists to look into the riots. They would interview residents, local leaders and elected officials about their experiences in life. The commissioners were struck by just how horrible the conditions were in these areas. And those first hand, up front, personal conversations, i think, allow commissioners to hear, see and understand the realities of deeply intrenched, structural racial inequalities.