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Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting

… 2020 involved anti-Black or African American bias, even though Black people … concern among Black Americans about gun violence, violent crime

While Black Americans stand out … point since the mid-1990s.

Black Americans have long been disproportionately affected …

Source: Pew Research Center | Nonpartisan, non-advocacy public opinion polling and demographic research

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