Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: Achieving Racial Justice and Equity
Only one party has a specific plan for healing the wounds of systemic institutional racism and the legacy of slavery & for achieving equity-the other party denies they still hurt 1/10

#Democrats believe it is unacceptable that schools are more segregated today than they were in the late 1960s. 2/10 #DemPartyPlatform #racialjustice #Edupolicy

#Democrats believe education is a critical public good, and will increase investments to guarantee all students can access high-quality public schools, no matter where they live, so students of color are well prepared to thrive in college and careers. 3/10 #DemPartyPlatform

#Democrat’s will break the school-to-prison pipeline that sees children of color disproportionately punished by the criminal justice system for disciplinary issues that should be handled by school administrators or counselors.4/10 #DemPartyPlatform

The #COVID19 pandemic, which has disproportionately sickened & killed Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans & certain Asian American/Pacific Islander communities,has made long-standing racial & geographic disparities in health care &health outcomes into front-page news. 5/10

#Democrats will launch an all-of-government effort to eliminate health disparities, including by achieving universal health coverage through a high-quality, affordable public option; 6/10 #DemPartyPlatform #UniversalHealthCoverage #PublicOption

#Democrats will expand funding for community health centers, rural health centers, and mobile health clinics; and tackle #environmentalracism that sees communities of color disproportionately impacted by air pollution, water pollution, and toxic chemicals.7/10 #DemPartyPlatform

All people in the United States should be able to easily access public services, and all citizens should be able to exercise their Constitutional right to vote without facing unjust or discriminatory barriers. 8/10 #DemPartyPlatform #VotingRights #BarrierFreeVoting

#Democrats will restore the full powers of the #VotingRightsAct and go further to roll back discriminatory policies that have been put in place in recent years to prevent people of color from voting. 9/10 #DemPartyPlatform

#Democrats will ensure all federal agencies produce materials in languages commonly spoken in the U.S. including languages spoken by Asian American &Pacific Islander communities &that voting materials are also easily accessible for citizens with limited English proficiency.10/10