Sophia Nelson, a moderate Republican commentator in Virginia, was at the White House holiday briefing where this agenda preview took place. From theGrio: "Sex Trafficking will be a major focus for the president and his team
in the second term. The White House team gave a very detailed briefing
on the collaborative efforts this administration has undertaken and will
continue to over the next four years in trying to put a stop to the
more than 200,000 women and girls who are trafficked here at home and
the over 20 million that law enforcement agencies worldwide estimate are
trafficked globally (See President Obama’s speech to the Clinton Global Initiative
this past September on the subject.) This subject is important because
black and brown women and girls are disproportionately more likely to
be targeted for trafficking in the U.S. and worldwide."
More: "Roberto Rodriguez gave us a briefing on education policy for the
next four years. He stressed that the administration is committed to
lowering national drop-out rates for black and brown students
(especially males). He discussed the 'Home Visit' program, to help
parents and families deal with some of their social challenges (poverty,
health, etc.) that can challenge kids when they start school. Head
Start continues to be a mainstay program throughout all administrations
and full funding of it is as high a priority as ever. On the state
level, 'Together for Tomorrow' is a program based in Orlando, Florida
that has $4 billion available for faith-based partnerships and
educational institutions to work together to help fight educational
challenges for black and brown kids. Rodriguez also discussed a major
educational initiative targeted at African-Americas that will be
launched soon."
Booker Rising response: Translation: more symbolism and virtually nothing tangible. Like, oh say, ending the War On Drugs which has been woefully ineffective and mass incarcerated many African American communities for non-violent possession offenses? When is the Obama administration gonna do something which primarily benefits black folks that's on par with policies that he's done which primarily benefit gays and Hispanics? I won't hold my breath....
White House Previews 2nd Term Agenda For Minorities
