At Black voters event in Philly, Bernie Sanders talks slavery, gentrification and poverty
Bernie Sanders had a busy Wednesday in Philadelphia, which, in a matter of hours, took him from a closed-door Inquirer-Daily News editorial board to a massive 10,200-person rally at Temple University's Liacourus Center.
But in between, the Vermont Senator spoke spent an hour with more than 200 people at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in South Philly.
Billed as a #BlackVotersMatter conversation, Tindley Temple, an African American parish, drew a predominantly young and white crowd to the discussion. About one-third of the audience was people of color, but they had the microphone to press Sanders on the issues.
Here are some of the highlights:
Question: Will you become the first president to formally apologize for slavery? Sanders: "Yes." pic.twitter.com/SXcz7N7XMJ
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Sanders on the war on drugs: Pot is listed as schedule 1 drug next to heroin. "I think that's dumb." pic.twitter.com/Zbf77A6K84
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Sanders advocates for automatic voter registration at age 18. "Make it very simple."
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Sanders on job growth: Increase support for small and medium-size businesses in Af-Am community. That means increasing contracts for them.
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Sanders says he has run into the gentrification question in every major city in America.
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Sanders: We need to respect concerns about gentrification. Money can't always be the deciding factor in America.
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
On police brutality, Sanders hits three key points: better training, less racism, & more mental illness edu for cops pic.twitter.com/WieS1lMDhI
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
Crowd says farewell! @BernieSanders heads to @TempleUniv for massive rally pic.twitter.com/ecPVCYbWI9
— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) April 6, 2016
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