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Kirsten Gillibrand: “It's more likely that a young African American male is going…”

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

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Keystone Pipeline, 9/11 First Responders, and 2016 Presidential Race

Published | Video Starts at 10:35

Well, I think there's a huge issue in the country about income inequality and lack of opportunity. And you know, if you're talking about an inner city where It's more likely that a young African American male is going to go to jail than graduate from college. That's a huge problem and we have to fix that. So there's injustice throughout our economy, throughout opportunity, throughout access to education. (10:35–10:40)

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Asserts that young African American males are more likely to go to jail than graduate college.

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