On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
These communities exist. They are uniform in that they are discriminated against from the standpoint that they are disenfranchised, poor, Indigenous, brown, or African American.
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congress.govThese communities exist. They are uniform in that they are discriminated against from the standpoint that they are disenfranchised, poor, Indigenous, brown, or African American.
McEachin highlights the systemic discrimination faced by marginalized communities.
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