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Bernie Sanders and the African American Vote

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Black Feminists Don’t Owe Hillary Clinton Their Support If I were a middle-class white woman, I would probably love Hillary Clinton.  BY:  KIRSTEN WEST SAVALI Posted:  Feb. 3 2016 8:26 PM   Be clear: HRC has faced and continues to face extreme sexism. The misogyny is palpable. If she were a man, she would be finishing her second term and prepping for the Supreme Court by now. She can run with the big dogs and win because women know how to get it done. What exactly she'll get done, however, is up for debate. So I say this without centering Bill Clinton's presidency—even though she played a critical role in his administration, which is just one part of her political career. I say this without talking about  his  morals or her hair or her "cankles," or her penchant for pantsuits, because anyone who does that will do it to any woman, at any time, from corporate America to the corners of America. I say this without insisting that she needs t