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Internships in Congress overwhelmingly go to white students

  • Written by James R. Jones, Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies, Rutgers University - Newark
imageAbout three out of every four paid Capitol Hill interns are white. Hill Street Studios/DivisionVision via Getty Images

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When it comes to paid congressional internships, white students get more than their fair share, but Black and Latino students don’t get enough.

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