Article 2TBX4 Civil Rights Lawyer: Philando Castile's Skin Color Ended Up Being a Death Sentence

Civil Rights Lawyer: Philando Castile's Skin Color Ended Up Being a Death Sentence

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Black Lives Matter protests are continuing in the Twin Cities after a Minnesota police officer was acquitted Friday in the killing of Philando Castile, an African-American man who was shot five times during a traffic stop last year. His girlfriend filmed the aftermath and streamed it live on Facebook. We speak to civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy-Pounds, the former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, who is now running for mayor of Minneapolis.

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