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Ayanna Pressley: “It is time we recognize and treat structural racism and police brutality through a public health lens when we can.”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
It is time we recognize and treat structural racism and police brutality through a public health lens when we can.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the need to address structural racism as a public health issue.

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