Charlamagne tha God: Biden, Bloomberg Have the ‘Most Racist Legislation Towards Black People’

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"I think it's the Barack Obama effect. I think it's the fact that he was Barack Obama's vice president, but I think a lot of younger black voters have been doing their due diligence, doing their research and they're aware of the '94 crime bill and they're aware of the '86 crack law," Charlamagne said. "I think that is a big strike against him and it's a strike that he hasn't really apologized for."

It’s essential to examine specific policies and their impact rather than making broad statements. Let’s explore a couple of relevant instances:

1. Biden’s Race-Based Minority Business Rules:
   

• A federal judge in Texas recently ruled that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which serves minority-owned businesses, must begin serving all races. The judge found that the MBDA violated the US Constitution’s equal protection clause by discriminating against White business owners.

1. The 1994 Crime Bill:

• Sponsored by Joe Biden, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is often blamed for extending tough-on-crime policies that disproportionately affected Black Americans. While it aimed to address crime, its impact on mass incarceration remains a topic of debate

Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and a Democratic presidential candidate, has faced criticism for policies that disproportionately affected Black communities. Here are two notable examples:

1. Redlining Comments: During the 2008 financial crisis, Bloomberg made comments suggesting that the elimination of redlining—a discriminatory housing practice—was responsible for the meltdown. Redlining involved banks refusing to lend to borrowers in minority neighborhoods, particularly Black communities.
   

2. Although it was officially banned under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, its effects persist today, contributing to the wealth gap between Black and white families. While Bloomberg’s comments lacked nuance, he seemed to focus on government efforts to encourage lending to low-income Americans, rather than explicitly advocating against lending to Black people.

3. Stop-and-Frisk Policy: Bloomberg championed the controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy during his tenure as mayor. This policy allowed police officers to stop, question, and search individuals based on suspicion, disproportionately affecting Black and Latinx citizens. Critics argue that it led to systemic racial profiling and harassment of innocent young Black men. In 2014, a federal appeals court ordered New York City to overhaul its stop-and-frisk practices, deeming them unconstitutional and discriminatory.