A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive
National Politics
October 29, 2024

A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive

By By MATT BROWN Associated Press 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence. One is of Michael Brown.

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