‘Oldest tropes in the book’: Annamie Paul on racism in politics

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul talks to Adrienne Arsenault about allegations of racism and sexism within politics, including a critical letter from within her party, which she says uses one of the ‘oldest tropes in the book’ by describing her as an angry Black woman.
  
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