In an interview with BET, President Barack Obama addresses the economic crisis, including specific issues impacting the African-American community.
The president, who is touring the country promoting his American Jobs Act proposal, discusses the impact the economy has had on black Americans, whose unemployment rate stands at 16.7 percent, and the political landscape headed into the 2012 elections.
The interview airs Monday night.
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