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Charleston’s mayor on confronting racism with honesty

Clip: 6/24/2015 | 7m 12s

Charleston’s mayor on confronting racism with honesty

Long-serving Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley is leading his city through the tragedy and aftermath of the Emmanuel AME shootings. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault interviews Riley about effective policing, race relations and reaching Americans who don’t think that racism is their problem.

06/24/2015 | Rating NR

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