Biden-Harris Administration – Page 2

Race and Data Discrimination in America

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationFebruary 18, 2021

We all know that African Americans have the largest increase in unemployment before — and even more after the beginning of — the pandemic. African American-owned businesses have had the greatest financial losses amidst COVID-19. The more unemployment in Black America, the more Equifax’s Work Number data is purchased by a wide range of financial status verifiers. But who is monitoring or challenging the accuracy of the Equifax Work Number data especially when it is about African Americans?

Julianne Malveaux

What A Difference A Day Makes

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorFebruary 18, 2021

The symbolism was stunning, but it was far more critical that President Biden hit the ground running, and he did. He signed 17 executive orders, reversing some of the most onerous declarations of his predecessor. He dissolved the 1776 Commission, an odious truth-erasing propaganda body charged with developing “patriotic education.” Replete with lies, peppered with quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, neither of whom would have cosigned the report, the previous administration had the utter audacity to release this madness on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday holiday. One of the final slaps in the face from the deranged “leader.”

Disenfranchised and Marginalized Communities See Hope with Biden, Harris

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentFebruary 11, 2021

On his first day, just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed a host of executive orders – one of them aimed at ensuring racial equity. “It is, therefore, the policy of my administration that the federal government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality” President Biden proclaimed.

National News Political

Vice President Harris Leaves Historic Legacy in Senate

Betti Halsell Contributing WriterJanuary 21, 2021

There is a growing consciousness around the character of political leadership in America. Although there has always been concern of who sits in the seat of power for this country, there is an additional keen sense developing around the nature of those who look to serve the people. Officials working as support to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, welcomed those with questions about her steps into a new era in American History.

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General Lloyd Austin Looking to Be the First Black Person to be Secretary of Defense

Betti Halsell Contributing WriterDecember 8, 2020

General Lloyd J. Austin III would be the first Black person to have control over the Pentagon. President-Elect Joe Biden is moving forward with the agenda of inclusion by selecting Gen. Austin as the formidable candidate to lead operations stemming from the U.S. Department of Defense.

National News Political

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentDecember 3, 2020

President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).