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Pramila Jayapal: “When we refuse to acknowledge the structural biases that are within our institutions, when we refuse to acknowledge the…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
When we refuse to acknowledge the structural biases that are within our institutions, when we refuse to acknowledge the institutionalized racism that exists within all systems here in government, in law enforcement, in every system, ... we have to acknowledge the biases that exist.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the need to recognize institutional racism to move forward.

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