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Rich Wallace

Rich Wallace is the founder of Equity Transformation Chicago and a member of the Movement for Black Lives.

Federal officers walk through tear gas during a dispersal of about 300 protesters in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention building on August 26, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Protests continued for the 91st night in Portland as activist called for solidarity with rallies in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Militarizing the police: A long legacy of state violence is what brought us here

Rich Wallace