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The Iowa Brown & Black Forum, with a history of over 30 years of addressing issues of concern to the minority community, is the oldest minority-oriented forum for presidential candidates and the fourth oldest, established forum for presidential candidates in the nation. Addressing public policy issues to which minorities can relate, such as economic development, immigration, education, health care and bias in the justice system has created a tradition of civic engagement in Iowa and around the country.

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The Iowa Brown & Black Forum will unfold Monday night in Des Moines in an election cycle when many black and Latino Iowans, like their counterparts around the country, feel under siege.

A string of deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement dating to the 2014 killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white officer in Ferguson, Mo., has called attention to festering tensions between minority communities and police.

The presidential campaign's inflammatory rhetoric about immigration, especially by Republican Donald Trump, and the Obama administration's holiday season raids seeking Central American immigrants for deportation have angered many Latinos.

All three Democratic presidential hopefuls, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, will participate in the forum.

State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, a Des Moines Democrat who is assistant minority leader in the Iowa House and one of five black legislators, said the forum "will be the telltale," revealing who shares specific plans for change, rather than just restating the problems.

That sentiment was echoed by Antoinette Stevens, who lives in Des Moines, works for Principal Financial Group and has started a Black Urban Professionals group. She said she's looking for more than platitudes Monday night.

“I would want to hear the unpopular answers, … the real answers, how they feel they can change the climate," she said. “We don’t need you to pander to us."

But she's skeptical she'll hear hard truths from candidates accustomed to calibrating their responses with an eye toward winning elections.

Other observers have doubts, too, in part because of a format change. The three candidates will be on stage separately, unlike the debate format of previous caucus cycles. That's because of national Democratic Party rules that have limited the number of debates.

 

[ElectricThunder]

Here's hoping---though the rules change at the bottom there isn't exactly a confidence stoker.

 

[AlteredBeast]

The DNC is full of absolute retards. Because scheduling against football worked so well for them last time, why not go up against the CFB championship?

 

[DrForester]

The DNC is full of absolute retards. Because scheduling against football worked so well for them last time, why not go up against the CFB championship?

Because it's intentional. Clinton doesn't want to do a debate in prime time.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

The DNC is full of absolute retards. Because scheduling against football worked so well for them last time, why not go up against the CFB championship?

The DNC has already found its candidate. Ms. Clinton isn't taking any chances.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Because it's intentional. Clinton doesn't want to do a debate in prime time.

Lol, never thought of it that way and you are probably right... Makes me lose even more interest, though. Here is hoping for some brand new, legitimate scandal that pushes Bernie into the lead for good.

 

[PBY]

Rembert's moderating this right? Should be aight.

 

[Slayven]

Lol, never thought of it that way and you are probably right... Makes me lose even more interest, though. Here is hoping for some brand new, legitimate scandal that pushes Bernie into the lead for good.

He would need more than scandal.

 

[Indicate]

Rembert's moderating this right? Should be aight.

yes he is.

 

[AlteredBeast]

He would need more than scandal.

Maybe, but some polls show him pulling close. Here is hoping his young pull ends up like Obama's and his voter share ends up being way higher than projections.

 

[Henchmen21]

Lol, never thought of it that way and you are probably right... Makes me lose even more interest, though. Here is hoping for some brand new, legitimate scandal that pushes Bernie into the lead for good.

Look up Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her ties to Clinton's 08 run. She's the reason there have been so few and so badly scheduled debates.

 

[Trojita]

Other observers have doubts, too, in part because of a format change. The three candidates will be on stage separately, unlike the debate format of previous caucus cycles. That's because of national Democratic Party rules that have limited the number of debates.

Yo, fuck the DNC

 

[JustenP88]

Rembert's moderating this right? Should be aight.

Grantland Rembert?

 

[fauxtrot]

The fact that this isn't a debate is tragic because I think Clinton and Sanders on these issues would be enlightening to a lot of people, but I'll still be watching. Here's to hoping the pandering doesn't get embarrassing and we hear some genuine things from all of the candidates.

 

[PBY]

Grantland Rembert?

The one and only.

 

[ivysaur12]

Yo, fuck the DNC

Yes and no. It's a thing both the RNC and the DNC do to limit debate outside of officially sanctioned debates. It makes sense in theory, but in practice with so few debates, things like this happens.

 

[Indicate]

Look up Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her ties to Clinton's 08 run. She's the reason there have been so few and so badly scheduled debates.

Tim Canova is now running against DWS for congress.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Lol, it'll be interesting to watch Hillary for sure. I don't expect anything controversial to be asked though. Probably just some generic BLM stuff.

 

[ivysaur12]

Tim Canova is now running against DWS for congress.

As sexy as a primary win would be to the left, that's not really her district.

 

[noshten]

Other observers have doubts, too, in part because of a format change. The three candidates will be on stage separately, unlike the debate format of previous caucus cycles. That's because of national Democratic Party rules that have limited the number of debates.

Thank you DNC for the format, really going to contribute to the Sanders campaign at this point. Even Hillary is starting to call for more debates, I guess her campaign expected everyone to drop out by this point.

“I think it’s time for us to have the kind of spirited debate that you deserve us to have. We’re so much better than the Republicans, but we do have differences and you deserve to know what those differences are,” Clinton said at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa today, after taking on Sanders for his position on health care.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hill...-debate-bernie-sanders-race/story?id=36223002

 

[User 406]

Wonder if O'Malley's going to have his feet held to the fire over his record in Baltimore.

 

[Indicate]

The stream is now live.

 

[mackaveli]

Is this a debate or where each candidate has like 20 minutes to talk to a reporter and aren't in the same room?

 

[PBY]

When's the GOP brown & black forum?

 

[dramatis]

Is this a debate or where each candidate has like 20 minutes to talk to a reporter and aren't in the same room?

It's a "forum", which means it's not exactly a debate.

The Republicans did this too, a while back.

 

[ElectricThunder]

Jesus, they can't even get some kind of basic text overlay of the ongoing questions going? Prop up a questionnaire poster or something in the shot as this surely isn't an ad lib thing? I haven't seen such a..."debate" since the ones Gravel managed to get hewn together with duct tape on then unknown video/streaming outfits after the DNC booted him from the stage back in 2008.

 

[Indicate]

Jorge Ramos thought Bernie wanted to get rid of the banks...wth

 

[neurosisxeno]

Talking about minority issues in Iowa... the state that's like 94% White and 4% Asian?

 

[rtcn63]

Is this the mayor who partially inspired Carcetti/Littlefinger from The Wire

 

[Africanus]

There's a forum happening tonight?!
They should really publicize more, I had no idea! I could have told my Political Club!

 

[rtcn63]

He has no idea how to answer this question.

 

[VendettaRed07]

"Im not to the left or the right of Bernie or Hillary, im to the forward of them!"

Ouch O'malley

 

[ivysaur12]

"Im not to the left or the right of Bernie or Hillary, im to the forward of them!"

Ouch O'malley

Oh my god.

 

[rtcn63]

"Im not to the left or the right of Bernie or Hillary, im to the forward of them!"

Ouch O'malley

Like, bent over a table?

 

[Elfforkusu]

I assume the next debate is scheduled during the Super Bowl?

 

[Elaugaufein]

Like, bent over a table?

To be charitable he could be a helpless spectator. That'd be pretty accurate too.

 

[Sai-kun]

Until when is this airing? I didn't know it was happening and am currently in a car on the way home.

 

[Indicate]

Until when is this airing? I didn't know it was happening and am currently in a car on the way home.

It's going to be over soon. Hillary just came on and shes the last candidate to speak.

 

[And_Gignac]

I kind of dont like Ramos even when he obviously stans Sanders.

 

[jerry113]

Until when is this airing? I didn't know it was happening and am currently in a car on the way home.

All according to keikaku

 

[royalan]

He is really going in on trying to force Hillary to say she won't deport children. I don't think any candidate could honestly answer that question at this point.

 

[ivysaur12]

It's crazy how much better Sanders and Clinton are these questions than anyone on the right.

 

[Indicate]

Good question about white privilege

 

[Abinash117]

Oh snap, I wonder what would happen if a Republican candidate gets asked that question.

 

[ivysaur12]

Good question about white privilege

Really pissed they cut her off there. C'mon. Fuck off with that.

 

[royalan]

Jorge is annoying.

 

[Slayven]

It's crazy how much better Sanders and Clinton are these questions than anyone on the right.

Well when you never get the questions how can you practice answering them.

 

[ivysaur12]

Well when you never get the questions how can you practice answering them.

lol

Could you imagine them doing this?!?!

 

[Indicate]

Jorge is annoying.

Pretty much throughout the forum.

 

[Slayven]

lol

Could you imagine them doing this?!?!

Being in a room full of brown people? Nope, they would get there and call the cops.