No, you said black people in the USA aren't oppressed anymore then cherry pick a definition to make you feel good about your stance.
The "dictionary definition" of "oppression" says: prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. That's the first thing that comes up with Google; MW & OED are similar. I'm not sure where you got your dictionary definition.
You apparently don't agree. You have limited your interpretation - why?
People are being shot for having a different skin colour. Police are being shot because they are police. African Americans ARE feeling oppressed, just because they aren't segregated doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Police ARE being targeted because some people feel they are being oppressed because of race. It IS bad. Your response sounds like you are denying that there is a problem. And with all that has happened in the past couple of years, denying that there is a problem will lead to scorn being heaped upon you.
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