“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJune 28, 2022
This has impacted communities like mine, Detroit, which is an over 80-percent Black community.
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Tlaib discusses the negative effects of homeownership issues on Black communities in Detroit.

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