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Trump Lags Biden on People of Color in Top Campaign Ranks | Afro

By Darlene Superville The Associated Press Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags Democratic rival Joe Biden in the percentage of people of color on their campaign staffs, according to data the campaigns provided to The Associated Press. Twenty-five percent of the Republican president's senior []

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