Biden calls for racial justice in inaugural speech as civil rights leaders demand action

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In his inaugural speech, US President Joe Biden denounced both White supremacy and domestic terrorism and said the nation needs to be repaired and healed.

President Joe Biden called for racial justice and unity in America on Wednesday, acknowledging that the nation has been deeply divided by political forces and systemic racism.

The frustrations on both sides of this political divide have been exacerbated by a Covid-19 pandemic that has killed people of color at higher rates and Trump's attempts to undermine the integrity of the election. Biden, he said, needs to end economic insecurity in communities of color and the"predatory" police treatment of Black people, ensure equitable Covid-19 vaccine access, and remove social media platforms that spread hate.

Richard"Mouse" Smith, president of the Delaware NAACP and a lifelong friend of Biden's, said Biden earned the trust of Black people in Wilmington, Delaware, when he was a New Castle County Councilor in the early 1970s who wasn't afraid to go into the community and discuss their concerns.Wilmington's Black community was pleased with Biden's controversial Crime Bill of 1994 because it helped rid their neighborhoods of drugs, crime and slum houses, Smith said.

 

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