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Kirsten Gillibrand: “If you're a black woman in New York City and you went to go…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Podcast Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Her Presidential Campaign and Policy Proposals

Published | Video Starts at 38:49

And if you explain that to someone who might not know what that word means, they're going to say, that's right. That. That is right. And then you give them a few facts, like, well, you know, If you're a black woman in New York City and you went to go have a baby, you are 12 times more likely to die in childbirth because of institutional racism. If you explain to someone, law enforcement really isn't that fair. And if you are a black or brown man in my city of New York City and in the … (38:49–38:58)

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Asserts that black women in New York City are 12 times more likely to die in childbirth due to institutional racism.

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