On the recordJune 15, 2020
We have to accept that this isn't just unconscious bias, that there are people who don't like Black people or other minorities and don't want them in the military, and they have to try to root this out.
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congress.govWe have to accept that this isn't just unconscious bias, that there are people who don't like Black people or other minorities and don't want them in the military, and they have to try to root this out.
Speier addresses systemic racism in the military and the need for leadership to act.
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