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How Ferguson Lit a Fire Under Beyoncé and Jay-Z — and Exposed America’s Racist Scars

FOUR YEARS LATER

On August 9, 2014, teenager Michael Brown was gunned down by police officer Darren Wilson. Days of protests and riots ensued. Four years later, what have we learned?

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