Biden had a golden opportunity to repay black men and women the favor for decades of unwavering support for the Democratic Party, a chance to make the grandest gesture of good will the black community has received from a President in our lifetime. Student loan debt disproportionately burdens black America, affecting its net worth in a way that is unique and unfelt by any other group in this country; black Americans shoulder a higher percentage of student debt than white Americans, affecting black families’ net worth more than that of white families.
In a Presidency filled with executive orders issued in support of various non-black interest groups, for whom presidential support of congressional action has also been given, it’s reprehensible that Biden refused to avail himself of this moment to reward the one group who put him in office and gave him a Senate majority to work with.