Earlier this month Pete Buttigieg's campaign rolled out an extensive plan to fight systemic racism
"We have lived in the shadow of systemic racism for too long,” Buttigieg said in a statement. “We've seen a rise in white nationalism, an economic gap between black and white workers that grows instead of shrinks, and worse health outcomes for black Americans, particularly new mothers, that should make us all wonder how the richest country on earth can allow this to happen under our noses.”The plan proposes investments in key areas that would benefit African Americans, Buttigieg argues.
The Douglass plan would also dramatically increase federal funding for black students in science-related fields and increase resources for students at Title I schools. On entrepreneurship, the proposal calls for tripling the number of black entrepreneurs over the next decade and awarding a quarter of government contracts to "minority business owners.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201904/2344/1155968404_6021220071001_6020982892001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"Among the criminal justice reform proposals are halving the incarceration rate at the state and federal level, abolishing private federal prisons and ending or reducing incarceration for drug crimes. The proposal also would double federal funding for states that looking to make criminal justice reforms.
The Douglass plan also calls for passing a new Voting Rights Act to make it easier to vote. Provisions include automatically registering voters and making same-day registration available.The full price tag is unclear, but the proposal does say it would increase "dedicated resources for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority-Serving Institutions by $25 billion.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/1520/1155968404_6053282614001_6053281294001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"A number of other 2020 presidential candidates have released policy proposals aimed at systemic racism. Elizabeth Warren has cast many of her proposals in terms of racial justice during the campaign, while Kamala Harris recently released a plan to reduce the racial homeownership gap.
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