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Freedom Isn’t Free When You’re Black and Poor
When I was 17, I was charged with a crime I didn’t commit. During an argument, I was arrested and wrongfully accused of threatening someone with a firearm, which I hadn’t done. My bail was set impossibly high, far beyond what I could afford, especially as …