In Their Own Words: Black New Yorkers Talk About Their Fear in Public Space
“We don’t need you to take a knee with us,” City Council Member Donovan Richards of Queens said. “We need you to take your knee off our necks.”
9:48 AM EDT on June 3, 2020
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