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Barack Obama: “The truth is is that a lot of young men of color aren't doing well, partly because they don't have dads in their lives.”

On the recordJune 11, 2014
The truth is is that a lot of young men of color aren't doing well, partly because they don't have dads in their lives.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Jenna Bush Hager of NBC's 'Today'

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