“It’s important to say from the White House for the entire country to hear: History matters. History matters and Black history matters,” Biden said.
, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, is expanding the number of schools in that state that offer the advanced course.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black and south Asian woman to hold the office, had a similar message at the White House reception Monday: that Black history is “American history, living history, breathing history, history that we create every day." “Let us all be clear: We will not, as a nation, build a better future for America by trying to erase America’s past," Harris said.
Top administration officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and several dozen Black lawmakers were among the hundreds in attendance at the Black History Month celebration at the White House. During the event, Biden rattled off his administration's accomplishments for the Black community, including tapping a historic number of Black women to the federal judiciary and issuing an executive order to overhaul policing practices.
“I may be a white boy, but I'm not stupid,” Biden said, as the crowd laughed. “I know where the power is.”
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