The lack of diversity among the 2020 candidates looms over the Democratic Debate as Buttigieg points out the '7 white people on this stage talking about racial justice'

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• Tuesday night's debate featured an entirely white slate of candidates, the top contenders remaining from a campaign season that started out with a historically diverse slate of contenders.
• "There's 7 white people on this stage talking about racial justice," Pete Buttigieg said, calling out the field's shortcomings.
• The candidates made a point to address matters of race specifically in their responses to questions about stop and frisk, guns, housing, and more.
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Towards the top of the debate, former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg addressed the uncomfortable truth hovering over the proceedings.

"There's 7 white people on this stage talking about racial justice," Buttigieg said.

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