President-Elect Joe Biden

Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJanuary 21, 2021

Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.

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Outgoing chairman and fellow CBC member transition to Biden Administration

NNPA NewswireJanuary 21, 2021

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today announced that Rep. Cedric Richmond will resign his role as board of directors chairman. He will transition from the CBCF board on January 19 in preparation to serve as senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for President-Elect Joe Biden.

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Warnock, Ossoff Win Georgia Senate Runoffs

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJanuary 7, 2021

The racial awakening in the United States last year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd may have propelled a sweep for Democrats in the January 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push his legislative agenda without fear of obstruction.

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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.

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Protest Held Outside Garcetti’s Official Residence for Eighth Consecutive Day

City News ServiceDecember 3, 2020

A protest was held outside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s official residence today for the eighth consecutive day in an attempt to persuade President-elect Joe Biden not to appoint Garcetti to his cabinet.

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Biden Announces Key Staff Appointments

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 26, 2020

In a news release, Biden’s campaign officials noted that “these diverse, experienced, and talented individuals demonstrate President-elect Biden’s commitment to building an administration that looks like America.” The campaign noted further that each has deep government expertise and will be ready to help the president-elect deliver results for working families on day one.

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Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 26, 2020

With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31, Biden has gotten behind the Democrat-led House’s HEROES Act, which calls on the federal government to pay off up to $10,000 in private, nonfederal student loans for economically distressed borrowers. “People having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent … debt relief should be done immediately,” Biden stated during a news conference on Monday, November 16.

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Joe Biden Wins, Kamala Harris First Women & Black VP

JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated PressNovember 7, 2020

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.