As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, nearly half of the transition team laying the groundwork for his administration is made up of people of color, and women are in the majority.

Forty-six percent of the transition staff are people of color, according to new diversity data of the transition team provided to CNN, and 41% of the senior staff are people of color. The majority of transition staff -- 52% -- are women, and 53% of the senior staff are women.
The new diversity figures come as Biden is set to announce his Cabinet picks and senior staff for the White House in the coming weeks -- one of the first tests of his campaign pledge to build an administration that will "look like America."

Biden's first major step toward diversity in his administration came when he selected Kamala Harris, a Black and South Asian woman, as his vice president. In his first staffing announcement, Biden chose a White man and longtime adviser -- Ron Klain -- as his chief of staff for the White House.
The transition team's diversity also extends to its advisory board -- where 43% are people of color and 52% are women. Nine of the 13 members of Biden's Covid-19 advisory board are people of color and five of the members are women, according to the data.

emkz:
"I am not down with this description "people of colour". It is derogatory IMV. So the people who are describing others as people of colour are not people of colour themselves? Same people who pronounce Iran as Hi-ran and Iraq as Hi-raq instead of Hee-ran and Hee-raq, respectively. And I do not believe "people of colour" should be given jobs because they are "people of colour", but given jobs because they are the best for the jobs. And I certainly don't expect CNN to make any news of it, it makes it seem as though they are being done a favour. I am not a person if colour, I am a person: I will treat you as a human being because that is what you are. Your skin is something you'd discard at death and is not of prime imporance."

Sirmwill:
Kamala Harris is Black na

So,it's normal...
It may even be further proof that Kamala may have stronger say in Biden's administration

Nostradamus1:
He is here to stay.Igbo for Biden.
Igbo Amaka . Igbo by enyi Biden.In Igbo, Kamala means ka-anyi malu or Kedu Amara (k-Amara)

9japride:
What is all these deceit for? Is Kamala a black lady? Media houses are just a bunch of fake news and propaganda agent.

thebosstrevor1:


i wonder, when it is election time kamala is black but her herself does not identify as black but Indian American

9japride:
[color=#006600][/color]

That lady is she black to you? You can as well say Ramsey Noah is a pure white man.

Sirmwill:


Nah
She was announced as the first African-American vice president elect

Use Google and see

Nostradamus1:
He is here to stay.Igbo for Biden.
Igbo Amaka . Igbo by enyi Biden.In Igbo, Kamala means ka-anyi malu or Kedu Amara (k-Amara)

thebosstrevor1:


didn't you read what i wrote, is google not part of the democrats propaganda tools

is google and the press thinking for her.

She personally identify as Indian American not African american


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWc-Zz97hr0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tvlF4XUr9E

The media scam you

emkz:


https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/15/politics/biden-transition-team-diversity/index.html

chatinent:
Yawns.

fourboys:
Enough of this USA election stories on Nairaland.. those white people don't give a Bleep about us