Biden is failing Black Americans. Here's what he could do better.

The president said he had our backs. He has a funny way of showing it.

A Biden voter.
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President Biden recently said the nation is "headed in the right direction" with its pandemic response but stressed it was "essential" that the 66 million Americans who remain unvaccinated get their COVID-19 shots.

"Now's not the time to let up," Biden added. "We have a lot more to do."

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Michael Arceneaux

Michael Arceneaux is the New York Times-bestselling author of I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die Poor.