{"id":25523,"date":"2021-02-04T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/02\/04\/rev-william-barber-says-biden-admin-must-not-sacrifice-racial-economic-justice-for-false-unity-2\/"},"modified":"2021-02-04T01:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:35:00","slug":"rev-william-barber-says-biden-admin-must-not-sacrifice-racial-economic-justice-for-false-unity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/04\/rev-william-barber-says-biden-admin-must-not-sacrifice-racial-economic-justice-for-false-unity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. William Barber Says Biden Admin Must Not Sacrifice Racial & Economic Justice for False Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We look at how COVID-19 has increased economic inequality with anti-poverty campaigner Reverend William Barber, who delivered the homily at the official inaugural prayer service. Barber says President Joe Biden\u2019s focus on unity cannot come at the expense of major reforms needed to fight systemic racism, poverty, environmental destruction and more. \u201cIt cannot be just kumbaya. It has to be fundamental change,\u201d he says. \u201cWe cannot be the wealthiest nation in the world, where billionaires in this country made a trillion dollars between May and November during COVID, while poor and low-wealth people of every race, creed, color, sexuality have suffered and continue to suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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