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Black Lives Matter Activists Looking For More From Bernie Sanders

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BuzzFeed - Some argue the candidate needs to move beyond one example, and talk about structural racism ? like Elizabeth Warren did. His campaign says Sanders is the real deal. "He definitely doesn't have all the answers and he'll tell you that, but he is willing to have the conversations…that speaks to the idea of the political revolution." Darren Mccollester / Getty Images WASHINGTON — Black Lives Matter activists say they are unimpressed with statements Bernie Sanders has made regarding about Black Lives Matter following a series of confrontations with the activists this past summer — and are looking for him to show a broader understanding during Tuesday's Democratic debate. Twice, in recent weeks, Sanders has used the example of Sandra Bland, the woman who killed herself in a Texas jail cell after being assaulted by a police officer during a traffic stop. "It's hard to imagine if Sandra Bland was white she

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