Build Back Better: Biden Plan to Advance Racial Equity, Address Wealth Gap

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Vice President Biden shared his Build Back Better plan today with media. The plan is meant to advance racial equity across the American economy, addressing the wealth gap.

A recent report says it will take almost 250 years to close the wealth gap between white & Black Americans, stretched further by COVID. The pandemic has shone a bright light on racial disparities in health and health care as well as higher unemployment rates and shuttered businesses impacting Black America.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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