Why are there still racist killings in America?

On Saturday, a 21-year-old killed three people in Jacksonville, Florida, in a racist hate crime. 60 years on from Martin Luther King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, and three years on from the killing of George Floyd, why does America seem to always go 'two steps forward and then two steps back'? And do the GOP frontrunners have a handle of the problem of racial discrimination in America?We ask Ron Christie, Republican strategist who's father used to vandalise segregationist signs in 1960s America.And.. Trump's court date for election interference is set for early March. The day before the biggest day in the race to be nominated as the Republican presidential candidate for 2024. That'll be some week.Editor: Gabriel RadusSocial Editor: Georgia FoxwellVideo Producer: Will Gibson-Smith The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

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