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>> any other minorities on the board? >> no. >> so 20% of the board is minority but 60% of the district is minority. >> right. which is very uncomfortable. i even did a backpack school supply drive with the intentions of showing them what equity is. i got the community together. people donated. we ended up with over 4 or 500 with supplies. and i explained like, this is equity. everybody doesn't need a new backpack. everybody doesn't need supplies. but why not help those that need it? >> did they like the fact that you did that? >> i actually got paid for doing it. >> for doing a backpack drive...

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What would you say the racial makeup of that district is? >> ironically, it is 60% minority. >> how? five seats? were there any minorities on the board? if so, 20% of the board is minority, and 60% of the district is minority. >> right, which is very uncomfortable. i really did a school drive, with the intention of showing what equity is. i got the community together, and people donated and we ended up with over four or 500 with supplies. and i explained, this is equity, everybody doesn't need a new back pack. everybody doesn't need supplies, but why not help those that need it? >> do they lik...

Supplies drive. and i did it with the intention of showing what equity was. i got the community together. we ended up with over 400 with supplies. this is equity. everybody doesn't need a new backpack. everybody doesn't need supplies. but why not help those that need it. >> did they like the fact you did it? >> i actually got hate for doing. >> for doing a backpack drive for schools? >> yeah. i got to the point i wasn't sleeping at night. so i penned my resignation letter, gave it to them, and there was a woman that came up to me and was crying. she said i just moved here a couple of months ag...

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