EJ Bradford's family: ‘If he had been white they wouldn’t have shot him’

Two weeks after Emantic Bradford Jr was killed in an officer-involved shooting at a mall, his family spoke of the ways race factors into how police engage with people

On Thanksgiving, April Pipkins’ phone died. The mother of three didn’t bother to charge it. If her oldest son didn’t come home, he would probably be at his father’s house.

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