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Angela Lang on police killing Samuel Sharpe Jr. and 2024 RNC

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

July 19, 2024 • Southeast Region

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Black Leaders Organizing for Communities Executive Director Angela Lang discusses the impacts of out-of-state police killing a Milwaukee resident during the 2024 RNC and implications for the city.

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