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John Hope Bryant: “We're one America. America as a country is an idea. We can make it whatever we want. And that is not demonizing people.…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2024
We're one America. America as a country is an idea. We can make it whatever we want. And that is not demonizing people. It's a dog whistle and it needs to stop.

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John Hope Bryant calls for unity and an end to divisive rhetoric in politics.

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