Joe Biden has promised to tackle systemic racism head on. He can start by appointing diverse judges and cabinet members.

  • Date: 24-Oct-2020
  • Source: Business Insider
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Joe Biden has promised to tackle systemic racism head on. He can start by appointing diverse judges and cabinet members.

Should Biden win, he must appoint the most diverse cabinet and judiciary in history, says five Black lawmakers in swing states.

By appointing public defenders of color to the judiciary, Biden can better equip our country to reckon with the crisis of systemic racism.

The success of a Biden presidency will depend on the people he empowers as members of his administration.

This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the authors.

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This opinion article was co-authored by Rep. Vernetta Alston (North Carolina), Rep. Reginald Bolding Jr. (Arizona), Rep. Carolyn Hugley (Georgia), Rep. Joanna McClinton (Pennsylvania), Rep. LaKeshia Myers (Wisconsin).

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