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Nanette Barragán: “Systematic racism is widespread and includes housing and environmental policies that have disproportionately impacted…”

On the recordJune 8, 2020
Systematic racism is widespread and includes housing and environmental policies that have disproportionately impacted our Black and brown communities.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan highlights the impact of systemic racism on housing and environmental policies affecting minority communities.

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