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Rodney Coates

O.J. Simpson appears in court during his trial at Clark County Regional Justice Center on September 23, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jae C. Hong-Pool/Getty Images)

“I’m not black, I’m O.J.”: What Simpson’s life shows about transcending race and being trapped by it

Rodney Coates
Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature at the State Capitol Building on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)

Expert: US has long history of silencing Black officials and disenfranchising their constituents

Rodney Coates