Analysis: Why inclusive policy is a critical next step for diverse Biden administration

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'Vice President Kamala Harris ceremonially swore in President Joe Biden's defense secretary pick, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, on a day that also saw the President reverse his predecessor's transgender military ban,' writes BrandonTensley | Analysis

Together, the two events served as a potent reminder that the representation that Biden correctly seeks both matters and isn't everything. That is, representation, on its own, won't improve the lives of people whom society has long marginalized.Policy is necessary, too.

Meanwhile, Austin's elevation to defense secretary marks a moving turning point for an institution where people of color make up 43% of the 1.3 million service members on active duty in the US but are broadly absent from the military's top brass, according to The New York Times.

 

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