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On the recordJune 26, 2025
You can’t be calm about this! I’m a black man in America! The reason why heart disease and cancer and obesity and diabetes are bigger in the black community is because of the stress we carry from having to deal with being called the N-word directly or indirectly every day.
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Jamaal Bowman
Democratic · New York

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Bowman discusses the impact of racism on health issues in the black community.

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