The United States is in a period of self-reflection and contentious debate on race relations and President Joe Biden is leaning into it.
Rashawn Ray, a scholar at the Brookings Institution and sociology professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, discusses Biden’s practical and personal approach to race relations, from executive orders and promoting legislation to listening and grieving.
Show Notes:
- Trump’s budget didn’t mention race. Biden’s budget aims to undo systemic racism
- ‘Urgency’ creates a Senate path for AAPI hate crimes legislation
- Housing advocates want equity provisions in infrastructure bill
- Why Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders need stronger political representation
- A needed lesson in bipartisanship: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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