Biden, Harris to meet with civil rights leaders amid pressure to diversify Cabinet
President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris will meet virtually Tuesday with civil rights leaders amid calls to further diversify the highest level of their government set to take office in under two months.
The meeting, described in a press release from the leaders as a discussion on “racial equity, social justice, and increased diversity in the Biden-Harris Cabinet,” will include the heads of some of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, the National Urban League and the National Action Network, led by Rev. Al Sharpton.
The call comes as Biden and Harris have faced continued pressure from a variety of interest groups to tap diverse picks to follow through on Biden’s long-held promise to appoint a Cabinet that “looks like America,” -- a promise Biden has said he will deliver on throughout the remainder of the month.
“Their job is to push me,” Biden said in an interview with CNN. “My job is to keep my commitment and make the decisions.”
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