“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJune 21, 2020
When America gets a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Wilson illustrates the disproportionate impact of crises on Black communities.

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