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More To The Story: Asheville Traffic Stops-Which Race Gets Pulled Over More

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This More to the Story, originally aired December 6th, features Asheville Citizen-Times Government Accountability Reporter- Joel Burgess, talking about his recent story on the on-going disproportionate number of police traffic stops involving African-Americans.  This according to new data.  Burgess talks about the group who presented the information and the response from Asheville Police and groups like the NAACP.

Posted by Host and Producer of More To The Story- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Regional Host for NPR's Morning Edition