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Combating Racism: Armenian-Americans Raise their Voices

Armenian-American activists joined the wave of protests that spread across the United States following the murder of an unarmed Black man Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson. One of those activists, Kohar Avakian was part of that movement. She spoke to CivilNet about how her deeply rich heritage -- Armenian, Black and Native American -- played a role in her activism to fight against racism and injustice.

 

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