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Robin Kelly: “Black Americans make up 12.5 to 13 percent of the U.S. population, but we have accounted for 22.4 percent of COVID-19…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
Black Americans make up 12.5 to 13 percent of the U.S. population, but we have accounted for 22.4 percent of COVID-19 deaths.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans.

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