8-Year-Old Boy Talks About Why He's Protesting As A Black Male

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8-Year-Old Boy Talks About Why He's Protesting As A Black Male

8-Year-Old Boy Talks About Why He's Protesting As A Black Male

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News 9's Storme Jones spoke with 8-year-old Tristan Sunday during a Black Lives Matter protest. When asked why he felt it was important to be at the rally he said, 'I am a black male and I do not want to grow up to be (ascared) of the police."

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