Didn't he just sign an executive order for black people like 2 weeks ago?
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Administration Announces Executive Order To Close Educational Gap And Bring Equity For Black Americans
The White House provides details on a new plan to end the education and economic disparities within the Black community.
NEWS
By Jamila Bey
October 19, 2021
(Photo: Getty Images)
President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Tuesday (Oct. 19) that seeks to begin the necessary work to address and eliminate the racial disparities in U.S. education and, as a result, provide economic opportunity. The administration has directed a working group made up of senior officers across government agencies to study and to implement best practices that will
improve education and ultimately financial outcomes for Black Americans.
The Order is titled the
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity,
Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans, and it’s a comprehensive plan that addresses issues from educational access for 3 and 4-year-olds to
Black students at HBCUs as well as those attending other post-secondary, trade and vocational schools.
The Biden order specifically names “persistent racial and systemic injustices'' as a root cause for why Black students are often steered into the poorest schools with least advancements. Subsequently, this lack of educational opportunities has often left those children, once grown, fewer and less lucrative career opportunities.
Recognizing this, the
executive order describes using internships, apprenticeships, and partnerships with private sector companies to expose Black students to careers and fields in which they are typically underrepresented. There are also plans to highlight education and training that will allow Black students to enter STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields.
Memory of an elephant. Them mfks owe me money.
