Some African-Americans in Alaska have questions, which they pose to journalist Max Blumenthal in this clip from his series of video shorts on Alaska’s governor, about Sarah Palin’s administration with regard to its hiring practices and activities (or lack thereof) involving Alaska’s black community.

Blumenthal laid the groundwork for this video clip on The Daily Beast earlier in October with this description: “On April 29, 2008, 14 leaders of Alaska’s black community met with Gov. Sarah Palin to voice discontent with her minority hiring record. Palin’s alleged response, which was first reported by journalist and blogger Earl Ofari Hutchinson, only compounded her icy relationship with some of her African-American constituents.”

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