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Debate over policing roils Kansas cradle of Brown v. Board

by Associated Press
| October 7, 2020 9:03 AM

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When police in Kansas' capital city used force the last couple of years, Black residents were on the receiving end 35% of the time, though they make up less than 11% of Topeka's population. A city auditor who reviewed more than 100 cases said the force applied was appropriate every time.

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