police encounters, we are over exposed to lethality at the hands of police. this is what critical race theory brings to the table in understanding structural racism. >> indeed. khalil, you told npr about the experience that you had on the campus in the early 1990s, where you were hit by a police officer and arrested over confiscating free newspapers. when you are being hit by that officers baton, did it make a difference if he was black or white? was the bigger issue that you were a young black man on campus? >> exactly. it mattered that i was being hit by a white officer in that instance, because that was the makeup of that police force. the truth is, you are absolutely right. the violence that i experienced in that moment really defined an important part of my life, just like it has for millions of black people. in new york city, for example,
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