Why Black Americans Must Keep the Pressure on the Biden Administration
The arc of the moral universe may be long, but the time for justice is now!
There is no doubt that President Biden and Vice President Harris are doing an outstanding job so far in their new roles as the leaders of this nation. In his short time in office, according to the Federal Register, President Biden has signed 29 executive orders at the time of this writing. These orders cover the climate crisis, the Covid crisis, the privatization of prisons, immigration, LGBTQI+ anti-discrimination, racial equity, and more.
While we know that Biden and Harris have just begun, we must keep the pressure on them to ensure that they continue to act on behalf of the people — all the people. According to exit polls, 87% of Black Americans voted for Biden, compared to only 12% for Trump. This means that a large majority of the Black community expects that President Biden and Vice President Harris have our best interests at heart and will demonstrate through their executive powers that Black lives matter to America. As Black womanist and fellow Medium writer, Allison Gaines states, “we need to make sure that Joe Biden doesn’t forget where he came from.”
We can no longer withstand what we have experienced for the last four years. Scratch that…
