D.C. has released a draft version of its plan to move the District closer to racial equality.
It’s called D.C.’s Racial Equity Action Plan, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said it will serve as the beginning of a roadmap to make D.C. prosperous for every resident.
“We also know that … decades or some would say centuries of discrimination have intentionally blocked Black and brown people out of opportunities to build wealth, which have compounded these deep inequities,” Bowser said.
In addition to outlining some already-announced initiatives, the action plan focuses in large part on the D.C. government and steps that will be taken, such as in training and hiring practices, to make the District an equitable employer. The plan also aims to make sure D.C. programs are evaluated through a racial equity lens.
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