Thread by @WhiteHouse

Yesterday, the President visited Tulsa, Oklahoma, to remember the Tulsa Massacre and recommit to building an economy that works for every American.

Today, we're doing a deep-dive into how the American Jobs Plan prioritizes addressing long-standing racial injustice.

The American Jobs Plan will expand job opportunities for communities of color by investing in equitable workforce development and job training, helping Black and Brown-owned small businesses access capital, and delivering high-speed broadband to all Americans.

People of color and low-income workers are more likely to live in areas burdened by pollution or vulnerable to climate change-related weather events. The American Jobs Plan will target 40% of the benefits of its climate and infrastructure investments to underserved communities.

Americans of color are more than twice as likely as white Americans to rely on public transportation. By making historic investments in our infrastructure, the American Jobs Plan can help build a more equitable transportation system and address residential segregation.

The American Jobs Plan aims to increase racial equity through critical housing investments by:
- Delivering affordable housing to communities of color
- Addressing the racial gap in homeownership
- Mitigating exclusionary zoning policies that foster residential segregation

The American Jobs Plan promotes racial equity in our education system by updating and building new public schools and early childhood development centers, as well as investing in community college infrastructure to support students of color and rural Americans.

Caregivers – who are disproportionally women of color – are often underpaid and undervalued. The American Jobs Plan will invest in our care economy by ensuring benefits and workplace protections, as well as tackling racial disparities in access to home- and community-based care.