So thanks in advance to the Sanders supporters who will come along soon to explain it to me.

Diabolical.

Ultimately, reversing the legacy of racism and underinvestment will require directing more federal resources to those who need them most. One appealing approach has been proposed by Congressman James Clyburn, who has piloted the “10-20-30” concept—in which 10 percent of funds are directed at communities where at least 20 percent of the population has been living below the poverty line for 30 years or more. I believe the 10-20-30 model holds promise and this principle should be expanded to other programs.

And as Dr. King knew well, a political system rigged against full participation at the voting booth only deepens inequality. Republican governors and state legislatures have passed law after law, systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of Americans from voting. What part of democracy are they so afraid of?

I believe every citizen should be registered to vote automatically when they turn 18. Every state should have no fewer than 20 days of early in-person voting. We should restore voting rights to people who have been convicted of crimes and paid their debts to society—because voting is a central part of our civic life. And Congress must act now to restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. We have fought too long and come too far to go backward now.

Affect change removing them?

need to TALK about them during the primaries. Then post election you can fall back on your regulr scheduled politics already in progress.

Any they try to send she donates.

It would be funny if it didn't have a chance of working.

deray mckesson ?@deray 25m25 minutes ago
We will know when Hillary releases a "plan" re: criminal justice b/c it will have actual commitments. Plans answer the "how."

https://twitter.com/deray/status/662638498537725952

She keeps saying she is going to put out a full platform on an issue and all we get is vague talk and empty promises. Her supporters eat this vapid shit up but everyone else remains baffled as to how someone who is running a campaign of little substance continues to poll well.

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I don't believe for a minute that Hillary would actually do anything to strengthen communities of color. She is beholden to the very people that rely on weakened poc. She may be sincere but the establishment would not allow her to do it. Her hands would be tied.

Making matters worse, she has a long track record of saying one thing and doing another. Why on earth would I trust this woman?

FWIW, I am a 40-something black woman and a Bernie supporter. He's always been reliable and consistent, Hillary has always been duplicitous. I will vote for her if she wins but I hope I won't have to do that. To my mind, a vote for her is a vote for the same old thing. I want actual change, not the appearance of it, even if it's a woman presenting that appearance.

she should have recorded a rap commercial.

If she had done that, then she would no longer have a Ben Carson problem.

Sid

Nothing to criticize in it. Good ideas, and all needed. I hope she follows through if elected.

But it also seems ironic in a few levels. Not trying to be snarky. Just honestly wondering.

1)Bernie has been constantly criticized here and elsewhere as emphasizing "economic issues over social justice issues." Sanders doesn't "get it" because he thinks things like decent jobs and housing and decent pay for everyone are a key to improving the problems and issues of the AA community and other specific groups. But in this article, Clinton seems to be emphasizing the exact things Sanders is talking about as important to racial issues. She is advocating for things he has been proposing and pushing for forever, and now. So what's the difference? Is it suddenly okay to be emphasizing economic justice, now that Hillary is espousing that?

2)In response to the inevitable reply I know some might give, regarding his "obliviousness" to other social and racial issues and civil rights overall. Clinton mentions lunch counter sit ins, and the civil rights movement back in the day as milestones. Well, Sanders was there, at the March on Washington, and getting arrested at a protest and otherwise fighting for civil rights and social justice, So, it's nice that Clinton mentions that era as a important landmark. He was one of the warriors. But is that era suddenly relevant again, now that Clinton cites it as important? Why is that more important than the fact that Bernie was THERE and fighting the good fight?....And that he has been working as an advocate on these issues ever since then.

3) It seems to be a bit paradoxical for Clinton to be proposing some of those things, when it contradicts other aspects of her history and the behavior and values of her current base of support from the Big Banks and Corporations. These institutions that have systemically undermined the kind of policies and initiatives that she is referring to. How, for example, does supporting "free trade" jibe with actually developing a domestic base of jobs and business operations that are necessary to achieve that?

Well said.

Bernie believes that economic justice for all will automatically solve all the race issues in the country ie, if only PoC had more money, there would be less racism. The problem with this this thinking is that it just isn't supported by the facts. Here is a perfectly good example from my own experience. I have a Black grand daughter and a white one. When I take them shopping to the mall, they don't leave the house with me unless they each have 2 one hundred dollar bills in their pockets and a fistful of my credit cards. Which grand daughter do you think gets followed all over the mall by some beady eyed mall cop? Miss Black has plenty of economic justice by the way. I have seen this on numerous occasions and I finally did something about it which is another story. Hillary, on the other hand, realizes this and thinks that making it easier for PoC to get business loans and building up businesses in communities that are predominately Black will help economically but will not solve the race problem.

How is electing Clinton, or Sanders or anyone (including Obama unfortunately) going to change that mall cop's inherently bigoted attitude and prejudicial behavior?

Sure we can, and do, pass laws to specifically combat overt discrimination, criminal injustice, etc. as well we should. (And Sanders totally supports civil rights initiatives.)

And the president can use the bully pulpit to call out racism and encourage "our better angels."

But changing that cop's reflexive bias is not something that a president can fix with a pen. (And frankly, if the mall cop were called on it, he could just say "I'm just doing my job. She was acting suspiciously.&quot

No, racism and sexism are big and wide and complex subjects that exist far beyond just the political level. They do involve economics, as well as a whole load of psychological and sociological factors that have to be dealt with.

And to deny Sander's overall lifelong commitment to it, is just not accurate.

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oh, wait that was 2007

Because after all, who else are African Americans going to vote for.

Then its time for her to glom on to some of the redneck bloc.

Funny, that's supposed to demonstrate someone who "doesn't get it".

Communities of Color and try to crap on it in Bernie's name.

Too bad for them it's not working. And, don't bother replying I have nothing to say.. I've heard it all before ad nauseam.

Sounds like she's touting economic solutions for social justice problems...

She has also released criminal justice reform policy as well.

She has been talking about both decades.

I like how's she's unrolling this--town halls, talking to folks, working out solutions. Smart

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