President Joe Biden called for racial justice and economic advancement at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Washington, D.C.
Alternating between demands for civil rights progress and kitchen-table issues, Biden told the crowd he is determined to help Black Americans fully join in the nation’s prosperity.
“We face another inflection point in our history,” he told the Rev. Al Sharpton’s forum. “It’s a time for choosing. Will we choose democracy over autocracy, love over hate?