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Bakari Sellers: “Criminal justice reform, for example, economic inequality, those aren't black issues. Those are issues that are American…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2019
Criminal justice reform, for example, economic inequality, those aren't black issues. Those are issues that are American issues and all the candidates running for office are going to have to address those.
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Bakari Sellers
Democratic · South Carolina

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Sellers emphasizes that issues like criminal justice reform and economic inequality are relevant to all candidates, not just those from minority backgrounds.

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