Calling out candidates who don't directly address issues important to blacks isn't charging racism

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52. I think you are unfairly demanding more within just

the very beginning of the campaign than what is actually on record.

And yes, he was attacked outright for there being few POC in the crowd in Burlington despite the reality of where he was making his announcement. Had he bussed in POC how would that have looked?

While, yes, Sanders does focus on economic concerns quite a bit (after all the majority of Americans who need economic revival include all genders, races, creeds, and orientations) he does address specifics important to minorities. When we bring up his record it is to show that he has been a consistent supporter of civil rights for all and will address all of these valid concerns and more in the coming weeks and months of his burgeoning campaign.

There are several posts attesting to the most recent discussions of these topics including police violence and education.

Optics are important when they are genuine and congruent. Sanders is not the type of politician to pepper a crowd with the appropriate amount of minorities in order to show his support for said minority. I would not trust a politician like that, and I doubt you would as well. I trust that he will organically address all of these issues in a consistent and positive manner. Impugning his record and character by implying inherent racism is a dirty trick.