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La Tonya Johnson: “If you are born as an African American male, your chances…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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Rep. La Tonya Johnson (D) Incumbent for 17th Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 17:26

… areas in that district where that you can't park and go door to door because it's just not safe. And these areas are full of children. There are areas where If you are born as an African American male, your chances are higher of being incarcerated or being killed on the streets of Milwaukee than it is for you to go to graduate high school and go on to higher education. That's unacceptable. And basically it's about more than just not liking Obamacare or caring about the children in the Sherman park area. (17:26–17:40)

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Asserts that African American males in Milwaukee have higher chances of incarceration or death than graduating high school and pursuing higher education.

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