New York (CNN) Hillary Clinton told an audience of top African-American thinkers and legislators on Tuesday in Harlem that ending racial inequities in the United States would be "the mission" of her presidency. In a speech as political as it was policy focused, Clinton laid out plans to use the federal government to ensure end inequality. Race, Clinton said, "still plays a significant role in determining who gets ahead in America and who gets left behind." Clinton called for "end-to-end" criminal justice reform, more support for African-American homeowners and a $20 billion spending plan aimed "specifically at creating jobs for young people" in minority communities.Hillary Clinton met with multiple leaders of prominent civil rights organizations in Harlem TuesdayAfrican-Americans are viewed as a key voting bloc headed into the South Carolina primary
And to cap off her call for a focus on racial inequality, Clinton said that "anyone" asking for African-_ votes "has a responsibility to grapple with this reality." And to cap off her call for a focus on racial inequality, Clinton said that "anyone" asking for _-Americans votes "has a responsibility to grapple with this reality."