Biden pledges to fight racial inequities

Bloomberg

Democratic nominee Joe Biden commemorated Juneteenth by reiterating his commitment to fighting racial inequities, seeking to strike a contrast with President Donald Trump, who has struggled to address issues of race and justice amid continuing nationwide protests against police brutality.
Biden joined top Democrats by video at JusticeCon, a social justice forum organised by Faith For Black Lives in partnership with The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York. It included sessions on policing, building political power and policies to address systemic racism.
“I vow to you that I will bring every ounce of my faith and my work to the task of rebuilding America in a way that finally delivers the full share of equality, opportunity and dignity to Black Americans,” Biden said in the four-minute recorded video played at the convention. “It’s going to require overwhelming moral response that reaches into every aspect of our society.”
In an op-ed published in Essence magazine, Biden said the Juneteenth holiday, which marks the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery, “reminds us of just how vulnerable our nation is to being poisoned by systems and acts
of inhumanity.”
Trump had planned to restart live campaigning with a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He rescheduled the event under pressure. There are no official events on his schedule to mark the holiday. Trump said this week that he made Juneteenth famous, an assertion that Biden told donors during a virtual fundraiser was “preposterous.”
Trump has long backed strong police tactics but has called for improved training on use of force in response to protests sparked by the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a Black man, in police custody. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said that although there is “some” systemic racism, it was improving in the US.