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Zero Racial Diversity at Upcoming Democratic Debate

April Ryan
January 13, 2020

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Democratic presidential candidates from left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

There will be no racial diversity on the Democratic debate tomorrow night. The debate, co-hosted by CNN and The Des Moines Register, is the last debate before the February 3rd Iowa Caucuses.

The qualifying candidates for Tuesday’s debate are former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, businessman Tom Steyer, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

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— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) January 13, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan