2024 presidential campaign press release: on Civil Rights

Vivek Ramaswamy: Identifying as transgender can be a sign of mental illness

Joe Biden: New standard to reinstate college affirmative action

While the Court took a big step forward in eliminating racial discrimination in admissions, more work remains to be done. In his remarks in the wake of the landmark decision, President Biden proposed "a new standard, where colleges take into account the adversity a student has overcome, including racial discrimination that individuals have faced in their own lives."

We call upon the Biden administration to embrace the Court's holdings: racial discrimination [does not] have any place in schooling. The American people deserve no less than an Executive Branch committed to enforcing the law equally to all people without concern for their race.

Donald Trump: Blasphemy to promote transgender visibility on Easter Sunday

FactCheck (Wikipedia downloaded 4/5/202):International Transgender Day of Visibility (often referred to as TDOV) is an annual event occurring every March 31 since 2009. dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. In 2024, TDOV coincided with the Christian holiday of Easter that year. President Biden's support of TDOV was condemned by some Christian Republicans, which transgender advocates say is manufactured.

Kamala Harris: Expand capital access for minority-owned businesses

"To bridge the financial disparities that hold so many of our communities back, we must combine the capacity of the private sector with the reach and the scale that only the government can provide," said Harris.

It is important that the benefits of this economic opportunity are shared equitably. Diversification of suppliers ensures that the country's supply chain is more resilient. Equitable participation will provide a path to economic prosperity and intergenerational wealth for countless Americans in underserved communities.

That is why the Administration has awarded nearly $70 billion in 2022--a new record--on federal contracts awarded to small, disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs).

Kamala Harris: 176 countries bar women's economic participation

So, clearly there is a lot more work to be done, including here in the US.

The majority of my career has been focused on the health, safety, and well-being of women and children. And as Vice President, this work has now extended abroad. On nearly every trip I have taken overseas, from Guatemala to South Korea to Ghana, I have convened women entrepreneurs, activists, and students to partner with them to invest in their work and lift the next generation of women leaders.