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 The White House and 90 federal agencies rolled out the first-ever racial equity action plans in our country’s history. 

 The Biden administration issued a day-one executive order that mandated federal agencies to reevaluate and rehaul their programs to advance racial equity. 

Advocates and partners will continue to design a new set of equity standards that will both support and hold the federal government accountable to implement plans. In practical terms, that means establishing shared metrics for accountability so that our movements can drive, track, and accelerate the federal government’s progress.  

 Equity cannot be an add-on or afterthought in government systems –– it must be core to the design of every program, policy, and regulation. Michael McAfee, PolicyLink CEO and President