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Ayanna Pressley: “70% of black women are the primary breadwinners in their…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 02:12

Unless you think that this is a harm that can be contained, it will come for everyone. Because black workers and black women have always bear the brunt and been the canaries in the coal mine. 70% of black women are the primary breadwinners in their households. And under this administration, they took a complete sledgehammer to the infrastructure of our federal government, which is a disservice to the people and the communities that our dedicated public servants serve, but also disrupted the livelihoods. (02:12–02:17)

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Asserts that 70% of black women are the main earners in their families.

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