NAACP president urges Biden to deliver on ‘critical promises’ before leaving White House

NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson is calling on President Biden to take action on “critical promises” before leaving the White House later this month. Johnson in a Wednesday op-ed in the Grio urged Biden to take action aimed at promoting transparency in policing, offering clemency for drug offenders with long sentences and eliminating student loan debt. Police accountability has been a frontline issue for Johnson and the group following a number of high-profile police brutality incidents involving members of the Black community. “Since the beginning of his administration, the...