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EDITOR’S NOTE

Time for change

AS PROTESTORS AROUND THE WORLD rallied against the systemic racism and police brutality faced by Black people everywhere, social media filled with (mostly) heartfelt statements of apology. Soon though, the words blended into each other, as if randomly generated out of an apology machine.

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