President Biden on Friday warned about the “#extreme #voices” in the country he said are targeting Black Americans.
During virtual remarks at the National Action Network Convention, the president said there are threats to turn back the clock on civil rights
"This is 2024, banning books, attempting to erase history, embracing political violence like what happened on Jan. 6. These extremists are determined to erase the progress we’ve made, but together, we are determined to make history, not erase it,” he added.
He listed policies that he called “transformational change” under his administration, including providing $76 billion in federal contracts to small, disadvantaged businesses, providing tax credit for first time homebuyers and curbing bias in home appraisal process.
He also noted that more Black Americans have #health #insurance than ever before, more Black businesses are starting up than seen in the past 25 years, and Black #wealth is up 60 percent.
The president told the convention that he sees an America “where we defend democracy, we don’t diminish it.”
He said he wants a future where he would sign into law the John Lewis #Voting #Rights #Act, the George Floyd #Justice in #Policing #Act and a bill to #codify #Roe v. #Wade
— all legislation that would likely take a Democratic majority in the House and Senate.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4590831-biden-extreme-voices-targeting-black-americans-national-action-network-convention/
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