Rep. Omar Blames High Black Unemployment on ‘Systemic Racism,’ But Article She Cites Says It’s Due

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 Rep. Omar Blames High Black Unemployment on ‘Systemic Racism,’ But Article She Cites Says It’s Due to Where They Work
By Craig Bannister | July 22, 2020 | 12:34pm EDT
 

“Systemic racism has plagued all aspects of being Black in America,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Tuesday, citing an article reporting that nearly half of Blacks in Minnesota have applied for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Omar made the comment in a tweet linking to a Star Tribune article titled, “Half of Black workers in Minnesota have lost work during pandemic”:

 https://cnsnews.com/index.php/blog/craig-bannister/rep-omar-blames-high-black-unemployment-systemic-racism-article-she-cites-says