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[email protected] Community Groups Write an Open Letter to MSNBC President about Unfair Coverage of Andrew Yang, 2020 Presidential Candidate Sacramento, Calif. -- A coalition of 23 community nonprofit organizations representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders released an open letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin raising concerns about MSNBC's lack of coverage of Andrew Yang, 2020 presidential candidate, and the potential damage to the American democracy and racial equality; they urge MSNBC to provide fair coverage to all candidates. Over 1000 businesses, organizations and individuals expressed support for the letter, which is below. Phil Griffin President, MSNBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Dear Mr. Griffin, Under your leadership, MSNBC has become one of America's most influential cable news networks and attracts hundreds of millions of viewers. Congratulations on hosting the fifth Democratic Presidential Debate. We are community nonprofit organizations that do not intend to support or oppose any particular candidate here but would like to raise our concerns and register our displeasure about your network's unfair treatment of Mr. Andrew Yang, the first Asian American man to run for president as a Democrat in our nation's history. Mr. Yang was one of the 10 presidential candidates that participated in the debate in Atlanta on November 20, 2019. The American people expected each candidate would receive a relatively equal amount of time to share their ideas on how to run our country as president, but MSNBC moderators did not let Mr.