Black Protesters Arrested By NYPD Were Charged With Felony Way More Than White Demonstrators, Data Shows

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Black Protesters Arrested By NYPD Were Charged With Felony Way More Than White Demonstrators, Data Shows

Arrests are broken down by race.

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