President Joe Biden will give a live virtual keynote address to a racial justice conference organized by the National Action Network Convention in New York City. He will highlight policies enacted to address racial inequity and tout his accomplishments. The announcement comes after a week of appearances from Biden administration officials and other politicians.
FILE - President Joe Biden, left, and the Rev. Al Sharpton attend a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Aug. 28, 2023. Organizers of Sharpton’s annual National Action Network Convention announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that Biden will give a live virtual keynote address to a racial justice conference in New York City on Friday.
The announcement, first shared with The Associated Press, caps a week of appearances from Biden administration officials and other prominent local and national politicians. Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the convention in person last year. Biden is not expected to take questions from attendees after his remarks on Friday. Sharpton, who has regularly convened a small group of civil rights leaders at the White House on issues affecting Black Americans, will lead a discussion with attendees following the president’s address.
Although Biden historically enjoys high support and approval from Black Democrats, 45% of Black Americans said they disapprove of the way he is handling his job as president in March, according to polling byMorrison runs the Associated Press team covering race and ethnicity in the U.S. and around the world. He previously was a national writer on the AP’s race and ethnicity news team.
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