BIDEN PROVIDES EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CONNECTIVITY
By: Derek Varsalona
Maybe it is the fact that Vice President Kamala Harris is a Caribbean-American? Maybe it is the fact that she is the first Vice President who is Black? Or could it be that President Biden does care about Black people? Or maybe he is just trying to get the black vote? What every case maybe President Biden is the champion of Black and African American people through the Connectivity program.
President Biden can truly be called the champion of the African-American community. I think that he is doing more for the African-American community than President Obama has done. Don’t get me wrong President Obama gave out free health care to millions of African Americans through the Affordable Care Act. But that seems to be the only accomplishment that has helped the Blacks on his part. What President Biden is doing is a connectivity program through the internet that helps out more people. It helps people find jobs, and access the internet. It helps underfunded educational districts with government-funded okay tax payer founded internet.
Equal access, to the internet helps out many people not just African Americans. It helps out the low-income and the disabled. It helps people in poverty and areas in poverty. Yes, people can go to their library to access the internet. But in poorer communities, an interest service in the library may not be provided. This news initiative of Internet connectivity helps people of all economic backgrounds equal access to the Internet. Okay, you can call this socialism if you must. But this might be socialism that I agree with giving people equal access to the internet.
It is great that the Black unemployment rate is low. Hopefully with less discrimination disabled employment will also break boundaries. One of the best ways to reduce poverty is better access to jobs. Most jobs right now will need a computer or computer device to access employment. I did not use the computer mainly at my job as a greeter at Home Goods. But I did have to check in to work via a sign-in electronic device with a passcode. So you can say my time sheet was computer generated.
President Biden wants to cut the black child poverty in half. That is a great thing. But to do that for the public you are going to need to use a computer. In all job-related skills, the computer is vital to employment. Teaching kids and older adults to become computer savvy is a must in today's economic times.
Most if not all people have cell phones right now. That is great for people to use in an emergency and not just call 911. If you think about it nowadays the iPhone is a computer in your pocket. It connects to wireless which connects to the internet. A cell phone is vital to survival as most importantly it lets you connect to the emergency services via 911 and you do not need to look for a pay phone which seems obsolete. I have only seen one pay phone in two years through my travels but then again I was not looking for one either since I have a cell phone.
Maybe President Biden did this to help get elected in an election year and not sooner. But the fact of the matter is President Biden is connecting America through free internet connectivity and free cell phones. That is a good thing. As always comments accepted.
Source: President Joseph R. Biden. “ Fact Sheet: The Biden Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country.” WhiteHouse.gov Washington, DC: February 06, 2024. Get internet,gov
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/06/fact-sheet-the-biden-%e2%81%a0harris-administration-advances-equity-and-opportunity-for-black-americans-and-communities-across-the-country-2/
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