President Biden is using the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington to promote his economic vision, arguing in an op-ed that Bidenomics is improving the lives of Black Americans.
Mr. Biden said his legislative agenda and focus on equity is centered on Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream that all Americans are treated equally.
The president and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will mark the anniversary of the 1963 march, during which King gave his famous “I Have a Dream Speech” at the Lincoln Memorial, by visiting with members of the King family. The meeting will occur exactly 60 years after King met with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office on the morning of the original march.
Black Americans are a crucial voting bloc for Democrats and could decide if Mr. Biden wins reelection. The GOP is trying to make inroads with minorities by pointing to high inflation and arguing Mr. Biden’s big-spending priorities made everyone worse off. The first debate among Republican presidential contenders featured clips of Wisconsin residents complaining they could not afford groceries and other goods.
Ms. Harris, meanwhile, marked the anniversary of the march by saying the fight for equality isn’t finished.
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