Biden Has Not ‘Improved the Lives of Black Men,’ says Podcaster Phillip Scott
“Biden Offends Black America By Pointing Out Our Oppression But Not Doing Anything About It,” says Podcaster Phillip Scott
In a podcast uploaded this week, Phillip Scott called out President Joe Biden for his failure to curb anti-Black racism in the United States.
Scott argued that President Biden’s speech at Morehouse College, where the sitting president talked about the murder of George Floyd and the reckoning on race was highly offensive. Scott stated as Head of State, President Biden has not moved the needle, neither improved the lives of Black American men.
“It’s extremely offensive that you doing that. It’s kind of like somebody telling you ‘Oh you hungry. You haven’t eaten in three days?’ And you know you going you not just eating and it’s wrong — when I got a when I got a buffet that I can come invite you to and end that hunger.”
Scott further asserts that its extremely offensive for President Biden to give a speech at a Historical Black College University (HBCU) on racism in the United States and to not make use of his executive privilege to alleviate the suffering and distress of Black Americans in the nation. For instance, Scott called on the Biden Administration to use its executive privilege to direct Government officials and agencies to protect Black Americans against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by Government officials or by any individual, group or institution. President Biden, as Scott explains, must go beyond mere acknowledgment and take concrete steps towards prosecuting the perpetrators of anti-Black crimes.
Scott, like most Black Americans, are of the view that the United States must atone for its involvement in the TransAtlantic Slave Trade and to issue reparations to slave descendants.
These views echo the sentiment of United Nations Chief António Guterres, who said, “People of African descent face a unique history of systemic and institutionalized racism, and profound challenges today.” Chief Guterres further said, “We must respond to that reality, learning from and building on the tireless advocacy of people of African descent.”
Since taking office, President Biden has issued 1 Executive Order (Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans) and 3 Proclamations (A Proclamation on National Black History Month, 2021; A Proclamation on Black Music Appreciation Month, 2022, and A Proclamation on Black Music Month, 2023) that relate to Black Americans. However, none of these address the issue of reparations or the protection of Black Americans.