Today, criminal justice reforms that address racial inequities are less divisive. But that has been replaced by backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs, bans of books that address systemic racism, and restrictions around Black history lessons in public schools.
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Simpson was acquitted in the 1995 trial of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. However, he was found responsible for his ex-wife's death in a civil lawsuit.