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Jerry Nadler: “There is no such thing as Black identity extremism. Again, this is mere distraction to take the public's attention and…”

On the recordApril 8, 2019
There is no such thing as Black identity extremism. Again, this is mere distraction to take the public's attention and the government's resources away from White supremacy and White nationalism, which are the real threats that we are up against today.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes that Black identity extremism is a distraction from real threats like White supremacy.

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