HuffPo:Bernie Sanders Unveils Sweeping Policy Platform To Combat Racial Inequality

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Sanders addressed the issue in front of 20,000 supporters in Portland, drawing his largest crowd yet.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-racial-inequality_55c81153e4b0f1cbf1e56b77?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

A day after being interrupted by Black Lives Matters protesters at a campaign event in Seattle, Washington, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a detailed platform on combating racial inequality.

Sanders' campaign posted the platform on his website on Sunday, and he addressed the issue of racial justice that evening in front of 20,000 supporters in Portland, drawing his largest crowd yet along the campaign trail. Nearly 12,000 people attended Saturday’s event in Seattle.


Portland cheers @BernieSanders "message to the billionaire class: Yes, we have the courage to take you on."
https://twitter.com/NicholsUprising/status/630575036835962880/photo/1

Sanders proposes a series of police reforms, including the demilitarization of police forces, a federal program giving police body cameras, and increasing police transparency and accountability. He also calls for an end to mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenses and bemoans the disproportionate rate at which blacks are targeted by police.

“It is an obscenity that we stigmatize so many young Americans with a criminal record for smoking marijuana, but not one major Wall Street executive has been prosecuted for causing the near collapse of our entire economy. This must change,” he said. “We must address the lingering unjust stereotypes that lead to the labeling of black youths as ‘thugs.’ We know the truth that, like every community in this country, the vast majority of people of color are trying to work hard, play by the rules and raise their children. It’s time to stop demonizing minority communities.”



Racial Justice
We must pursue policies that transform this country into a nation that affirms the value of its people of color. That starts with addressing the four central types of violence waged against black and brown Americans: physical, political, legal and economic.
https://berniesanders.com/issues/racial-justice/

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1. Wow...

It's a long statement that I'm going to need to thoroughly read.

I will say...I trust Bernie to do the right thing.

But remember...he can not do it alone. WE must GOTV and gain back Congress.

Go Bernie...Go Team Bernie...We Stand Together.