Biden Rolls Out Limited Racial Equity Actions, Says More To Come

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🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Biden signed new executive actions today attempting to address racial inequity. For activists, these initiatives feel like they are lacking and do not tackle critical concerns like policing. The administration says this is just the beginning.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Casey from Oslo, Norway.
0:03.0	I'm about to take my dog fish out on our afternoon walk.
0:07.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:09.0	210 Eastern on Tuesday, January 26th.
0:12.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:15.0	but it will most likely still be whiten cold over here.
0:18.0	Enjoy the show!
0:22.0	This has dog's name fish!
0:24.0	That's what I heard.
0:25.0	That's fun!
0:26.0	Yes!
0:27.0	And we got a little snow over this way,
0:29.0	so it's been kind of wet and snowy over here.
0:32.0	Speaking of dogs, we haven't addressed them in the podcast yet.
0:35.0	Joe Biden's two dogs moved to the White House over the weekend,
0:38.0	so they are also going out in the cold here in DC.
0:41.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:44.0	I'm Scott Detro, I cover the White House.
0:46.0	I'm Ayis Gerosco, I also cover the White House.
0:49.0	And I'm Carrie Johnson, National Justice Correspondent.
0:51.0	So, today is the latest in a series of executive actions
0:55.0	being rolled out and signed by President Biden.
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