Commentary: Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Tyler Bond - Biden has chance to close racial divide Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Tyler Bond Jan. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Twelve years ago, the inauguration of America’s first Black president had many Americans believing that a future free of racial discrimination and inequality was finally within reach. This year, as Obama’s former vice president, Joe Biden, takes office amid a surge in far-right violence, it’s clear we have a long way to go — not just to build a safer country for all of us, but to close the vast racial wealth divide. Despite Obama’s historic victory, his administration made little to no progress in bridging this divide.