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Ben Jealous on the growing gender gap among Black voters

Although the vast majority of African American voters vote Democrat, there is a widening gender gap between Black men and women. Ben Jealous, the president of People for the American Way and former president of the NAACP, joins CBSN with a closer look at why this is happening. Source

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Examining the legacy of George Floyd, five months after his death

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day sparked nationwide protests that continue to this day and drew widespread attention to issues of systemic racism. Robert Samuels, national political reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBSN to talk about his recent in-depth article, “Racism’s hidden toll,” which looks at the mark that discrimination made on George Floyd’s life before his fateful encounter with police. Source

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