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BET Co-Founder Calls For A Black Independent Political Party, Cites Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment

Paul Bois
BET Co-Founder Calls For A Black Independent Political Party, Cites Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment
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Robert L. Johnson, the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), called on the Black Lives Matter movement to create their own Black Independent political party to force both the Republicans and the Democrats into crafting policy that better benefits the American black community.

Speaking with CNBC on Tuesday, Johnson said that black Americans have limited their leverage by sticking so closely to a political party.

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