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David Scott: “It is absolutely staggering. In some of our communities, particularly with African-American males between the ages of 18…”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
It is absolutely staggering. In some of our communities, particularly with African-American males between the ages of 18 and 37, it is over 22 percent, and in some communities it is as high as 50 percent.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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Scott highlights the alarming unemployment rates among young African-American males.

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