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On the recordJune 9, 2020
I am begging you to stand in the gap. I am begging you to speak up. I am begging you to be a part of solving the problems of all the young Black men and women in this country that die every single day.
Said by
Lucy McBath
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

McBath urges action to address violence against young Black individuals.

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