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Yvette Clarke: “It is not just necessarily about the ethnicity or the person's language barriers, but it has to do with a comprehensive…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2009
It is not just necessarily about the ethnicity or the person's language barriers, but it has to do with a comprehensive look at all of the contributions that the diversity of our Nation makes.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clarke emphasizes the need for a comprehensive multicultural curriculum in education.

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