Thursday, September 27, 2012

U.S Senate not likely to have Black Members For Years

If the Senate were representative of the U.S. population, 13 of its 100 members would be African-American. But there have been only six black senators in the country's history.

Right now, there are zero. And it will likely remain that way after the 2012 elections, since none of the major Senate candidates are black.

A legislature is going to pass policies based in large measure on the experiences of people who are in the legislature.

"I frankly think it's a shame, and I think it is

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