Biden: We must urgently root out systemic racism, from policing to housing to opportunity

'We know the nation we want to be': Joe Biden opens up about systemic racism, policing in an exclusive USA TODAY op-ed

to funnel billions in investments into communities that need it. And, the Small Business Administration should expand its programs that are most effective at helping launch black-owned businesses.

And, we must urgently address the abuse of power in police departments. I commend the leaders in the Democratic Party in Congress for proposing legislation that includes: banning chokeholds, ensuring prosecutors in police-involved killings are independent, collecting data regarding police use of force and violations of use of force standards, and requiring training for officers regarding racial and religious bias and their duty to intervene if another officer is abusing his or her power.

to reinvigorate community policing in our country. Every single police department should have the money they need to institute real reforms like adopting a national use of force standard, buying body cameras, and recruiting more diverse police officers.We don't need a campaign, we need Biden to be a shadow president to fill Trump's leadership void

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