Hack #4

68 years ago today, April 15th, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This momentous occasion was a symbol of potential and change for minorities everywhere. Today, however, minorities in America, especially African Americans, face discrimination constantly. For example, the police shooting and subsequent defamation of Walter Scott showed that even though the United States has come so far, we still have way further to go.

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