Kamala Goes to a Black Barbershop in Pennsylvania

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chair ░░░░░░░░ s everybody Vice President ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ uh coming and being ░░░░░░░░ us to have this ░░░░░░░░ inside Barber Shop indeed ░░░░░░░░ s where all the ░░░░░░░░ gets that s where ░░░░░░░░ news get shared you ░░░░░░░░ like this we kind ░░░░░░░░ breaking the code you ░░░░░░░░ we got you in ░░░░░░░░ barber shop you know ░░░░░░░░ s a little private ░░░░░░░░ not my first time ░░░░░░░░ I m saying we ░░░░░░░░ got you in here ░░░░░░░░ but no before you ░░░░░░░░ we were literally just ░░░░░░░░ know talking and all ░░░░░░░░ brothers were just sharing ░░░░░░░░ experiences of who they ░░░░░░░░ so I just wanted ░░░░░░░░ to you know kind ░░░░░░░░ start off and you ░░░░░░░░ Shakur over here uh ░░░░░░░░ a Dean of students ░░░░░░░░ he works with our ░░░░░░░░ people every day he ░░░░░░░░ telling me about how ░░░░░░░░ got an education so ░░░░░░░░ want to go ahead ░░░░░░░░ tell the vice president ░░░░░░░░ name is Shakur Woodson ░░░░░░░░ m 30 years old ░░░░░░░░ m from Phil born ░░░░░░░░ raised Uptown to be ░░░░░░░░ uh I ve been ░░░░░░░░ education for 10 years ░░░░░░░░ I started off at ░░░░░░░░ a teachers assistant in ░░░░░░░░ school in North Philly ░░░░░░░░ the school lost a ░░░░░░░░ I ve been like ░░░░░░░░ to like figure out ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ if education was still ░░░░░░░░ me then I started ░░░░░░░░ work in Camden New ░░░░░░░░ at a kip High ░░░░░░░░ mean at a kip ░░░░░░░░ School oh you re ░░░░░░░░ at Kip I was ░░░░░░░░ was there for six ░░░░░░░░ and then I came ░░░░░░░░ over to Philly cuz ░░░░░░░░ felt like it was ░░░░░░░░ for me to lay ░░░░░░░░ Roots down in my ░░░░░░░░ City like I ve ░░░░░░░░ giving a lot of ░░░░░░░░ energy and time to ░░░░░░░░ like another state and ░░░░░░░░ kids but I think ░░░░░░░░ s time now for ░░░░░░░░ to like give my ░░░░░░░░ like my energy and ░░░░░░░░ all and I ve ░░░░░░░░ in Philly for the ░░░░░░░░ 3 years of my ░░░░░░░░ you know um sadly ░░░░░░░░ 1 of teachers in ░░░░░░░░ schools are black men ░░░░░░░░ for 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