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Yvette Clarke: when you look at the fact that 7 percent of full power commercial stations are owned by women and that there are just…

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
when you look at the fact that 7 percent of full power commercial stations are owned by women and that there are just 2.2 percent minorities when we comprise 40 percent of the population, someone has got their thumb on the scales clearly.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Highlights the disparity in media ownership among women and minorities.

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