LinkLinksOpinion Kenyan McDuffie in The Post: D.C.’s racial equity agenda demands action now By Editor On Feb 9, 2021 Last updated Feb 9, 2021 22 Share Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Biden signed an executive order to advance racial equity within the federal government, citing “the unbearable human costs of systemic racism” and pointing out the additional $5 trillion in gross domestic product that closing the racial wealth gap would generate over the next five years. According to the National Equity Atlas, the income of Black residents in D.C. would have to increase by 175 percent to achieve racial equity; the result would be a 55 percent gain in GDP in D.C., the highest of any state in the nation. 22 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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