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Robin Kelly: “The hard truth is that no law can legislate away racism.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
The hard truth is that no law can legislate away racism.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Acknowledging the limitations of laws in addressing systemic racism in healthcare.

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