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Joyce Beatty: “I have to be that voice for Black people and for minorities who get caught in the gap.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
I have to be that voice for Black people and for minorities who get caught in the gap.
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Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio

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Beatty emphasizes her role in advocating for Black and minority communities.

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