ST. LOUIS, MO – JUNE 14: Protesters take to the street to protest against police brutality on June 14, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri. Local activists organized a peaceful protests centered around youth being involved and allowing their voices be heard. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
In his first State of The Union address
as president,
Joe Biden spoke directly to trauma of Black Americans in the wake of last summer’s protests following the murder of
George Floyd. Biden urged the nation’s top lawmakers to do more to “deliver real change and reform,” and said that state and local law enforcement leaders need to step up.