The reason we are where we are right now is because of overtly racist policies, not 400 years ago, just in my lifetime, that were red-lining communities and disinvesting in communities.
Cory Booker: “The reason we are where we are right now is because of overtly racist policies, not 400 years ago, just in my lifetime…”
On the recordSeptember 11, 2019
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