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Rashida Tlaib: “She felt like we giving permission to kill her.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
She felt like we giving permission to kill her.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib highlights the feelings of a senior citizen affected by environmental racism.

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