Those efforts are among hundreds of strategies and commitments the Biden administration released Thursday. They are the product of an executive order that President Joe Biden signed hours after taking office with the goal of advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities across the federal government. The order was the first of its kind by a president, said Chiraag Bains, deputy assistant to the president for racial justice and equity. After more than a year of review, more than 90 federal agencies, including all major Cabinet departments, released their “equity action plans” on Thursday. Bains said that, taken together, the strategies “will advance equity and justice so that everybody can thrive in America.”

Source: ABC News April 14, 2022 19:56 UTC