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A demonstrator with Black Lives Matter stands in front of police officers in New York City inside of an area called the "City Hall Autonomous Zone" July 1. Vincent Lloyd, director of the Africana Studies program at Villanova, said being trained and empowered to use force against other people — as police are — can be damaging to the souls of officers. (CNS/Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
A demonstrator with Black Lives Matter stands in front of police officers in New York City inside of an area called the "City Hall Autonomous Zone" July 1. (CNS/Reuters/Andrew Kelly)