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Joyce Beatty: “Black women say we`re not waiting. Black women say that we`re demanding our right to vote. And it starts today.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2021
Black women say we`re not waiting. Black women say that we`re demanding our right to vote. And it starts today.
Said by
Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio
Source
msnbc.com

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Joyce Beatty declares the urgency of demanding voting rights, emphasizing the role of Black women in this movement.

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