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Ayanna Pressley: “The reason why you know about the harm caused by federal…”

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

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Rep. Pressley Slams Trump's Attacks on the Black Economy, Black Employment, Affordability Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 26:19

The reason why there is a national movement that has been carried by activists and states and taken all the way to the federal level for reparations is because of the Congressional Black Caucus. The reason why you know about the harm caused by federal highways in separating black communities...is because of the Congressional Black Caucus. The reason why you know about algorithm bias in AI is because of the Congressional Black Caucus. The reason why you know that more black women are vulnerable to eviction is because of the Congressional Black Caucus. (26:19)

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Asserts that awareness of federal highways' impact on black communities is due to the Congressional Black Caucus.

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