Andrew Yang on Civil Rights Democratic Presidential Challenger & Tech CEO

You can't regulate away racism with race-specific laws

Warren referenced her housing plan, saying that the United States needs to "start having race-conscious laws."

"It was the policy of the United States of America to discriminate against African Americans and any other people of color for buying homes until 1965," she said. "You can't just repeal that and say, 'Okay, now everything is even.' It's not."

Yang then jumped into the discussion, saying that "you can't regulate away racism with a whole patchwork of new laws that are race specific."

Provide buying power to black and brown communities

Fix racial disparity with MLK's idea of a guaranteed income

Yang: It's both an honor and disappointment to be the lone candidate of color on the stage tonight. I grew up the son of immigrants and I had many racial epithets used against me as a kid, but black and Latinos have something much more powerful working against them than words. They have numbers. The average net worth of a black household is only 10% that of a white household. For Latinos, it's 12%. Why am I the lone candidate of color on this stage? Fewer than 5% of Americans donate to political campaigns. You know what you need to donate to political campaigns? Disposable income. The way we fix it, is we take Mart

Exposing stereotypes helps dispel them

YANG: I am very proud of my heritage and very proud of being the first Asian American man to run for president. Americans are smart enough to know a joke when they hear it. Dragging these myths into the light makes them less powerful and helps dispel them.

Treatment of indigenous people has been immoral & criminal

Other, lesser-known candidates who addressed the forum included businessman Andrew Yang, who fielded a question from two Native American crowd members by saying that the treatment of indigenous people has been "immoral and criminal."

Supports LGBTQ rights

• Social issues: Pro-choice and supports LGBTQ rights.
• Yang says he supports a woman's right to choose, and would nominate judges who share the same opinion.
• Yang would support legislation protecting people from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
• He also would nominate LGBTQ individuals to serve in high-level jobs in his administration.