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Know Your Right To Transportation Justice with Deborah Archer and Sister Helen Jones
April 11, 2025
You know that phrase āborn on the wrong side of the tracksā? Well, thereās something to it: highways, roads, and sidewalks across America have, for decades, been racial and economic dividers. These thoroughfares donāt just reflect inequalityāthey continue to play an active role in it.
This week, W. Kamau Bell is joined by Deborah N. Archer and Sister Helen Jones for a conversation about transportation infrastructure in the United States, and what a safer, more equitable system could look like.
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