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Cory Booker: If there is a hope for this country ever to reach equality in all the ranks of all the professions, would you agree with…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
If there is a hope for this country ever to reach equality in all the ranks of all the professions, would you agree with me that the HBCUs are still that hope?
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker emphasizes the importance of HBCUs in achieving professional equality.

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