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How One W.Va. Police Department is Fighting Racism


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Last week in Charleston, a white man shot and killed a black teen, 15-year-old James Means. The accused told police , “The way I look at it, that's another piece of trash off the street." Unlike other cities where similar things happened, Charleston did not erupt into violent protests. Part of the reason may be the Charleston Police Department itself. During a decade of leadership under Chief Brent Webster, the department has made transparency, improving communication with the community and
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