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In 2022, police killed more than 1,100 people in the United States. There are many U.S. anti-brutality organizations that exist for the purpose of tackling this violence head-on. Through educating the public about their rights and pushing for programs that move away from excessive punishment, these organizations work to hold police responsible for abuses of power.

Despite a widely acclaimed debut in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing in 1989 and a scene-stealing turn as the Jeopardy-obsessed Gloria Clemente in White Men Can’t Jump in 1992, Perez struggled to land roles in Hollywood as a young Puerto Rican actor. She recently spoke with Bustle about the bigotry she faced, including the movie role she had to audition for *four* times. “I could have easily given up,” she says. “I didn't, because part of me was like, how dare you? I'm going to show you.”