Stacey Abrams: “Race is the strongest predictor of poverty, incarceration…”

“In my testimony in Tennessee, I asked if we would draw political lines that only allowed cattle ranchers to vote for vegan candidates. I mean, hey, the lines are dietary neutral, right? Yet at a time when Race is the strongest predictor of poverty, incarceration, maternal mortality, homelessness. then black people need to be able to elect representation that understands the context of their lived experiences, of the systems that still exist.” (07:29–07:37)

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