Now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected, are we done?
No, in fact our work has just begun.
As communities of color we constantly find ourselves demanding and standing for basic access to the health services, options to increase long-term wealth, job services, seats of power in boardrooms and other places that allow us to make a positive difference for all.
We must monitor the steps the new administration takes to hold true to their words that brought us to the voting boxes — more transparency in governing; a revision of the nation’s view of immigrants and their contribution to our economy and culture; fair access to health care; job security and the benefits of our economy across all sectors, not just of the wealthy.
During this pandemic, the poor have suffered extreme loss in income while the wealthy have increased their wealth by benefiting from a pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. We no longer accept the disparities as “normal” and will no longer accept the hate that lies just beneath the skin of those who control our government.
The past four years taught us that when we apply our community strength, we can and do make a difference in government. It is now time to take that same power and direct it to our county and city governments.
