The 28-year-old rapper recently landed her first lead role in the Paramount’s upcoming comedy, Assisted Living.
Okay, we have to admit, we’re not here for the title of the film, but the description is giving us major Big Momma House vibes.
The film follows Cardi’s character Amber, a crook, who has to hide out from the cops and her former gang by disguising herself as an elderly woman after a heist goes wrong.
The ‘WAP’ superstar has yet to release any comments about her new role, but we’re hearing that this isn’t her only upcoming role.
Cardi will also be starring in F9, the next installment of the Fast & Furious franchise.
No word on when the film will be released, but we’ll definitely be checking the film out.
The fate of the Affordable Care Act was set to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court just weeks after Donald Trump, who has long opposed the national healthcare law that is more commonly known as Obamacare, hand-picked a likeminded judge to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s seat that was vacated after she died in September.
The looming ruling has serious consequences for Black people, in particular, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disproportionately affect that underserved community.
The highest court is scheduled to hear that case Tuesday at the urging of the White House, which is in lame-duck mode after Joe Biden won the presidential election last week. Biden has announced his own healthcare plan that he says he intends to institute in his first 100 days in office. But Trump likely sees this as one of the last policy swipes he can take at President Barack Obama, his predecessor for whom the law is nicknamed.
The Supreme Court will take up what is likely to be the most consequential cases of the term, a make-or-break challenge to Obamacare. pic.twitter.com/zGzlAmXE98
At stake is the health coverage of 20 million Americans enrolled in Obamacare, which has narrowed the racial gap in health care coverage. The case goes before the Supreme Court as a strong second wave of Covid-19 sweeps across America, including the White House, where multiple high-level staffers, as well as Trump, have been infected by the infectious virus. As of Tuesday morning, more than 239,000 Americans have died from a pandemic that Trump has repeatedly downplayed as a political conspiracy theory.
Democrats fear that the expedited addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court could prove to be the undoing of Obamacare. Critics suspect Trump selected the anti-abortion judge specifically to help him repeal Obamacare, something that she did not refute when questioned by now-Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris during her Senate confirmation hearing last month.
“The horrifying truth is … they’re fighting to take health care away from people in a pandemic,” Harris said at the time about the Trump administration. “The reality is right now he’s asking the Supreme Court to take it away, period.”
Barrett answered in part by saying she did not “recall hearing about or seeing such statements.”
Kamala Harris expertly established the true motivations behind Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court: Repealing Obamacare, overturning Roe v. Wade and deciding the 2020 election.
That’s when Harris went into prosecutor mode and set up Barrett with a series of questions that centered on whether the judge ever considers the feelings of the people in her cases. When Barrett said that every case requires her to do so, Harris mentioned how ending Obamacare would allow insurance companies to “discriminate” against Black and Latino patients and cited Covid-19 statistics showing how the coronavirus has disproportionately affected people of color.
“Will you consider the feelings of these people?” Harris asked Barrett. “What weight would you give that?”
Barrett responded in legalese jargon that proved to be a non-committal answer.
“Consider how the destruction of [Obamacare’s] protections would have a devastating effect,” Harris appealed to Barrett.
The 2010 health care law, which passed with only Democratic votes, went into effect in 2014 and opened the door to a variety of coverage options for low- and moderate-income individuals who had no health insurance. The options included an expansion of Medicaid coverage in some states.
“People of color experienced large gains in coverage under the ACA that narrowed longstanding disparities in coverage. Research suggests these gains will likely lead to reductions in disparities in access to and use of health care as well as health outcomes over the long-term,” said a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Obamacare that was released in March.
Before Obamacare went into effect, people of color were at a much higher risk of being uninsured compared to whites. About 19 percent of African Americans were uninsured, which doesn’t take into account the scores of Black people who received minimal health coverage on low wage jobs. At that time, 12 percent of whites were also uninsured.
By 2017, the uninsured rate of Black people fell to 11 percent, while 7 percent of whites also had no health care coverage.
Trump came into office in 2017 vowing to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something better—a vague plan that has never materialized. Even though Republicans controlled Congress in his first two years in office, the GOP failed to put forward an alternative health care plan that received widespread public support or was able to pass in Congress.
The president has given more evidence that he’s willing to lie about Obama’s signature health care reform for political gain.
Trump falsely claimed in the weeks before the 2018 midterm elections that it was a Republican priority to ensure coverage for those with asthma, diabetes, pregnancy and other conditions. He hoped that his base would ignore that the GOP tried but failed for years to end Obamacare, which has become more popular among poor white conservatives who benefitted from health care reform.
“Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing Conditions, Democrats will not! Vote Republican,” Trump tweeted.
He appears to be trying the same ploy for this year, too.
The Notorious B.I.G. posthumously joins the pantheon of rappers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On Saturday, a prerecorded ceremony finally aired on HBO to honor this year’s inductees, who also included Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Doobie Brothers and Depeche Mode. Biggie’s son, C.J., and daughter, T’yanna, accepted the honor on their father’s behalf. The duo talked about their father’s accomplishments and called him a revolutionary for his “dedication to Black music.” B.I.G., who was infamously shot and killed in 1997, now joins a short list of rappers who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over the years including Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A, and Tupac Shakur.
White-on-white violence is likely not the kind of post-election bloodshed that pundits imagined ahead of Donald Trump losing to Joe Biden. But in typical 2020 fashion, here we are.
A driver who crashed at the scene of a Trump “stop the steal” rally found out just how angry the president’s supporters are after a group of MAGA mafia minions responded in part by playing the role of judge, jury and nearly executioner. And, of course, the politically-fueled confrontation stemming from a protest over the election’s verified results was all captured on a viral video by a ready and willing bystander.
The unfortunate scene unfolded Sunday afternoon in Santa Maria, California, where an unidentified 20-year-old driver “was antagonizing some participants and throwing objects at the rally,” law enforcement told local media outlet KSBY News. That’s when police said the driver entered an “intersection without yielding, crossing through the rally and then colliding with a vehicle heading the opposite direction.”
There was seemingly some additional context missing from this story because the video from the scene opens abruptly and shows a group of white men surrounding another white man — the driver — who is being violently restrained by a separate man as they both struggled in the middle of a street.
The bystander filming the episode got close enough to see the driver in a tightening headlock causing his face to turn an alarming shade of purple while he appeared to be gasping for breath. A different angle showed the driver with a mouthful of blood and an open wound on his face.
“How does it feel now?” one person can be heard asking the driver.
“Welcome to MAGA country, motherfucker,” another said.
A woman walked up and started screaming at the driver, prompting one of the men restraining him to demand he apologize to her.
“Tell her you’re sorry!” the man who put the driver in a headlock said.
The driver responded by making an unintelligible sound likely caused by the headlock constricting around his windpipe. Then a group of other men moved to hold the driver down until police arrived.
In the end, the driver was only cited for a misdemeanor, no one was arrested and responding officers didn’t even pull a gun.
Imagine that being true if the parties involved were any color but white.
Watch the video below and be warned that foul language is used.
It’s still hard to believe that Kobe Bryant passed away this past January. Spalding is issuing a new limited-edition basketball to pay further homage to the basketball legend that left us way too soon.
Source: Spalding / Spalding
Releasing Wednesday, September 11, this will be the second installment in the Spalding x Kobe Bryant Marble Series. A longtime Spalding endorser, this rock is said to be inspired by the Mamba’s “self-awareness, curiosity, balance and obsession to detail.” Cornerstones of the Mamba Mentality, it’s an ethos that saw Kobe go from fresh out of high school NBA Draft pick into a basketball legend.
The ball itself features white and black panels which denote the balance between strength and weakness as well as the physical and mental toughness, Kobe’s evoked over a career that featured two jersey numbers—#8 and #24—both retired.
Other elements include a purple and gold marble pattern on the mamba snakeskin and an embossed Kobe Bryant signature. Priced at a reasonable $24.99, the ball is designed for outdoor play.
You’ll be all to cop your starting at 10am CT to SpaldingMVP Members on Spalding.com as well as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Academy Sports & Outdoors and Dunham’s Sports. Spalding also donated to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation
Check out detailed photos of the Spalding x Kobe Bryant Marble below.
Blue Ivy Carter once said that she’s “never seen a ceiling in [her] whole life” and I’m here to tell you that not one lie was told.
The eldest daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z can now add “narrator” to her growing list of accomplishments as she recently narrated the audio version of the book, “Hair Love,” according to its author, Matthew Cherry.
“Hair Love” is the story about a Black father, Stephen, and his daughter, Zhuri, as they learn to style Zhuri’s natural hair. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison, the animated short film version of the book won an Oscar for Best Animated Short in February’s Academy Award ceremony and seems to only keep getting better with time.
In a tweet posted this morning, Cherry shared the news along with a link and sample of the audio version of the children’s book featuring the voice of the little star, who turns nine in January, where she introduces the audio book and names herself as the narrator.
The tweet links out to a longer audio sample on Audible.com where listeners can get a preview of Blue Ivy’s narration skills. “When my hair is in two puffs, I’m above the clouds, like a superhero!” Blue Ivy says as the character Zhuri. “My hair even does magic tricks. One day Rocky and I were playing outside when along came the rain. From large-small, it went ‘Presto!,’ just like that. There’s nothing my hair can’t do!”
As we all know, Blue Ivy is no stranger to the spotlight. She won her first BET Award for her collaboration with her mother on “Brown Skin Girl” and has appeared in many music videos and events alongside her superstar parents, often stealing the show with her confidence and adorable personality. Fans even make jokes that she’s the real star in the Carter family and is probably responsible for many of Beyoncé’s most recent accomplishments and possibly even her real manager behind the scenes!
Blue’s resume at only eight-years-old is beyond impressive, and she’s only just getting started!
To order the audio version of “Hair Love,” visit Audible.com.
As Philadelphia continues to celebrate their contribution to Joseph Biden’s monumental victory the public is now seeing some of the behind the scenes turmoil. Unfortunately the City of Brotherly Love wasn’t so brotherly the last two weeks.
As spotted on Crooks And Liarsthe iconic Pennsylvania city wasn’t unified over the voting process in the recent presidential election. On a 60 Minutes feature Bill Whitaker talked about the ballot process with local officials who were in charge of the counting the votes; specifically those mailed in by Americans who did not want to take their chances of possibly catching Covid-19. Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia city election commissioner, talked to the journalist about how contentious things became.
“At the end of the day, we are counting eligible votes cast by voters. The controversy surrounding it is something I don’t understand. It’s people making accusations that we wouldn’t count those votes, or people are adding fraudulent votes or just, coming up with, just, all sorts of crazy stuff” said Schmidt. He would proceed to reveal that certain locals would call into the his office saying “‘this is what the Second Amendment is for,’ people like us.”
To that Whitaker spoke to the underlining tone of the calls by saying “That’s — a not so veiled death threat”. “Yes, for counting votes in a democracy,” replied Schmidt. You can see the clip below.
Speaking with DJ Kid Capri on Instagram Live, the camel racing enthusiast dropped the bombshell that we could be getting what could possibly be the biggest VERZUZ yet. Beatz confirmed his boast was an accident stating, “I wasn’t even supposed to say that, I might have just f*ckd that all up,” He carefully pointed out that it’s still in the works while confirming that he and Timbaland got many showdowns lined up. ”We love them, and we got patience, so whenever they’re ready, we’re ready. Because VERZUZ is not just something for the pandemic — it’s something for the culture, permanently. That’s what I want people to understand. We got so many lined up, we ain’t even start yet.”
VERZUZ, which just started out as a fun battle between Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, quickly rose to popularity on social media and is now sponsored by Apple Music and CIROC provided entertainment to people worldwide was hunkered down at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception, we have been blessed with many memorable moments featuring Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, Teddy Riley and Babyface, and many more.
We just hope that we not only get a night of celebrating the timeless hits that both Outkast and A Tribe Called Quest provided to the world but some classic meme-worthy material as well. We got our fingers crossed that Timbo and the One Man Band Man can pull this off.
Joe Biden has quickly gotten to work as the president-elect while his predecessor complains without proof that he’s been defrauded of the presidency. The two decidedly different approaches to leading the country were especially on display Monday after Biden made it official that he had selected a Black woman to co-chair his new coronavirus task to effectively confront the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that has proliferated on Donald Trump‘s watch.
The move to appoint Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith to be one of three doctors to lead the task force made it clear that Biden was making good on his promise of following the science — not politics — in order to finally make some inroads in stopping a virus that has killed at least 238,000 Americans.
The associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management at Yale University is also the associate dean for health equity research at Yale’s medical school who specializes in health care for marginalized populations. Considering the fact that Black and brown people — also known as marginalized populations — continue to be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus, calling on a Black woman with expertise in that field makes much more sense than, say, appointing a neurosurgeon-turned futile Trump cabinet member who put himself in a position to contract Covid on the task force. (Ben Carson much?)
In particular, Nunez-Smith’s official Yale bio points to her history of having “established the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN), a research collaborative across four Eastern Caribbean islands, supporting several chronic disease research projects and enhancing health outcomes research and leadership capacity in the region,” showing she’s used to her work involving Black folks, in particular.
Nunez-Smith joins 12 other people on Biden’s task force, including her fellow co-chairs: former FDA commissioner Dr. David Kessler, who is also a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former Surgeon General under President Barack Obama who led the fight against Ebola, Zika and the Flint water crisis.
There are at least two other Black people on the task force: Loyce Pace, the executive director and president of the Global Health Council; and Dr. Eric Goosby, an infectious disease expert and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine who worked in the Clinton administration in an HIV/AIDS program.
That was in comparison to Trump’s version of the task force boasting Black representation from Carson — a medical doctor who repeatedly has not worn masks while attending “superspreader” Trump campaign events, culminating in his own coronavirus infection — and Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who found a way to disrespectfully blame Black people for coming down with Covid. Not to mention neither of them has a medical background as appropriate as Nunez-Smith’s for the type of work being on the task force calls for.
The move by Biden to shore up his efforts to fight the coronavirus displayed a seriousness not seen by the Trump administration, possibly providing a glimpse of the president-elect’s agenda on Day 1 after his inauguration next month.
This past Saturday night (Nov. 7) the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted some of musics biggest names of the past few decades but aside from Whitney Houston, we feel that none was bigger than the OG King of New York, The Notorious B.I.G.
Two decades after his untimely death, the musical genius of Brooklyn’s finest was finally recognized by the powers that be and becomes only the 7th Hip-Hop artist to receive the honor of having his legacy enshrined at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. After a moving segment showcasing Biggie’s meteoric rise to fame, the iconic rapper’s children, T’yanna Wallace and C.J. accepted the award on his behalf and described his legacy in a way we can all agree with.
In her speech T’yanna said that though she didn’t have the chance to get to know her father as much as she would’ve liked she felt that Biggie was “able to not just become the king of New York, but the king of the culture.” C.J. for his looks at the legacy his father left behind and how much it changed the rap game saying “helped revolutionize what was a young art form for the Black community and the world. I’m honored to share his name and his dedication to Black music, creativity, self-expression and Black freedom.”
We miss you, Big.
Check out their speeches below and try not to shed a tear.
“Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends,” a show spokesperson told the outlet.
Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex. pic.twitter.com/Yk2a90CHIM
Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019 and begun undergoing chemotherapy treatments. However, he wasn’t retiring from the show and continued to show up to work for a full year, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a full year, Trebek worked and even saw his cancer go in brief remission before returning earlier this year. He stated the odds of him surviving a second year with stage 4 cancer was around seven percent but he continued to fight.
Jeopardy recently begun its 37th season and earlier in the pandemic, the show hosted a Greatest Of All-Time tournament, won by Ken Jennings.
The Canadian game show host first endeared himself to television audiences as a newscaster and hosting the show, Reach For The Top. In 1973, he came stateside, hosting an NBC show called The Wizard of Odds. Eventually, he landed on a revival of Jeopardy!, becoming a classic, soothing figure on television. The show became a cultural phenomenon, even parlaying into a major plot point for the 1992 film, White Men Can’t Jump.
He won 6 Daytime Emmy Awards, set a Guinness World Record in June 2014 for the most episodes hosted of a game show (6,829 and counting) and more. However, he never viewed himself as the star of the show, rather the players who won and the questions he asked.
Born in 1940, Trebek majored in philosophy at the University of Ottawa and became a naturalized citizen in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Jean and two children, Matthew and Emily.
Four years after he delivered the first Saturday Night Live monologue after Donald Trump won the Presidency, Dave Chappelle returned to SNL in a much happier mood.
Chappelle’s monologue on SNL Saturday (November 7) was much different than the one in 2016. When Trump won, Chappelle addressed issues such as gentrification, Colin Kaepernick‘s protests, Black Lives Matter demonstrations and hoping Trump would not be a full embarrassment to the country. It was powerful and in usual Chappelle ways, smart and dared you to think.
Given Chappelle’s debut SNL appearance four years ago, anticipation was high for the follow-up — and he delivered. He waxed on the election being called for Joe Biden, his Ohio shows, racism, Trump and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie contracting the coronavirus, Trump suggesting everything from bleach to sunlight as immediate cures for the virus and more.
President-elect Joe Biden delivered his first address as the president-elect of the United States of America on Saturday evening in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware at the Chase Center.
Read the full transcript from President-elect Joe Biden’s speech below.
Folks, the people of this nation have spoken, they’ve delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory, a victory for we the people. We’ve won with the most votes ever cast in a presidential ticket in the history of the nation. 74 million.
Tonight, we’re seeing all over this nation all cities in all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of the joy of hope renewed faith in tomorrow [to] bring a better day. I’m humbled by the trust and confidence, you’ve placed in me. I pledged to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. Who doesn’t see red states and blue states, only sees the United States.
I worked with all my heart with the confidence of the whole people to win the confidence of all of you. And that is what America is all about. It’s about people. And that’s what our administration will be all about. I sought this office to restore the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make America respected around the world again.
Folks, as I said many times before, I’m Jill’s husband, and I would not be here without the love and tireless support of Jill, and my son Hunter, and Ashley my daughter, and all our grandchildren, and our spouses and all our family. They’re my heart. Jill’s a mom, a military mom, an educator. She has dedicated her life to education.
But teaching isn’t just what she does. It’s who she is. For American educators, it’s a great day for you all. You’re gonna have one of your own in the White House. And Jill’s gonna make a great first lady, I’m so proud of her.
I’ll have the honor to serve with a fantastic vice president. Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman, first black woman, the first woman of South Asian descent, the first daughter of immigrants ever elected in this country. Don’t tell me it’s not possible in the United States, it’s long overdue. And we’re reminded tonight, of those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. Once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe more toward justice.
Kamala, Doug, like it or not, your family, you become an honorary Bidens, there’s no way out. All those of you who volunteered and worked the polls in the middle of this pandemic, local elected officials, you deserve a special thanks from the entire nation. And to my campaign team and all the volunteers, all who gave so much of themselves to make this moment possible, I owe you, I owe you everything.
All those who supported us. I’m proud of the campaign we built and ran. I’m proud of the coalition we put together. The broadest and most diverse coalition in history. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, progressives, moderates, conservatives, young, urban, suburban, rural, gay, straight, transgender, white, Latino, Asian, Native American. I mean it, especially those moments, especially those moments when this campaign was as low as damn, the African American community stood up again. You’ve always had my back and I’ll have yours.
I said at the outset. I wanted to represent this campaign to represent and look like America. We’ve done that. Now I want the administration I look like and act like all of you.
To those who voted for President Trump. I understand the disappointment. But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies.
They are not our enemies, they’re Americans. They’re Americans. The bible tells us for everything there’s a season. A time to build, time to reap, a time to sow, and a time to heal. This is the time to heal in America.
Now, this campaign is over. What is the will of the people? What is our mandate? I believe it’s this: America is called upon us to marshal the forces of decency, the forces of fairness, to marshal the forces of science, and the forces of hope in the great battles.
The battle to control the virus. The battle of built prosperity. The battle to secure your family’s health care. The battle to achieve racial justice, and to root out systemic racism in this country. The battle to save our planet by getting climate under control. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy and give everybody in this country a fair shot. That’s all they’re asking for, a fair shot.
Folks, our work begins with getting COVID under control. We cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality, or relish life’s most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations. All the moments that matter most to us until we get it under control. On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advisors to help pave the Biden Harris covered plan and convert it into an action blueprint that will start on January 20th, 2021. That plan will rebuild on bedrock science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy, and concern. I will spare no effort, none, or any commitment to turn around this pandemic.
Folks, I’m a proud Democrat. But I will govern as an American president. I’ll work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me as those who did. The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not some mysterious force beyond our control, it’s a decision, a choice we make. And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that this is part of the mandate given to us and the American people. They want us to cooperate in their interest. That’s a choice I’ll make. And I’ll call on Congress, Democrats, Republicans alike to make that choice with me.
The American story. It’s about slow yet steadily widening the opportunities in America. And make no mistake. Too many dreams have been deferred for too long. We must make the promise of the country real for everybody, no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity, or their disability. Folks, America has always been shaped by inflection points, by moments in time when we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be.
Lincoln in 1860, coming to save the union, FDR in 1932, promising a beleaguered country, a new deal. JFK in 1960 pledging a new frontier. And 12 years ago, when Barack Obama made history, he told us, “Yes we can.”
We stand at an inflection point. We have an opportunity to defeat despair, to build a nation of prosperity and purpose. We can do it, I know we can. I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America. We must restore the soul of America. Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels, and our darkest impulses. It’s time for our better angels to prevail. Tonight, the whole world is watching America. And I believe at our best, America is a beacon for the globe. We will lead not only by the example of our power but by the power of our example.
I’ve always believed we could define America in one word: possibilities. That in America everyone should be given an opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them. I believe in the possibilities of this country. We’re always looking ahead. An American that creates jobs with dignity and respect, an America that cures diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. Ahead to an America that never leaves anyone behind. Ahead to an America that never gives up, never gives in.
This is a great nation. It’s always been a bad bet to bet against America. We’re good people. This is the United States of America and there’s never been anything we’ve been able to do when we’ve done it together.
Folks, in the last days of the campaign, I began thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and my family particularly my deceased son Beau. It captures the faith that sustains me, which I believe sustains America. And I hope it can provide some comfort and solace to the Americans who’ve lost a loved one through this terrible virus this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. Hopefully, this then gives you solace as well.
It goes like this: And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bury you in the breath of a dog, and make you shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand. And now together on eagle’s wings, we embark on the work that God and his ship called upon us to do with full hearts and steady hands with faith in America and each other. With a love of country, a thirst for justice. Let us be the nation that we know we can be, a nation united, a nation strengthened, a nation healed. The United States of America, ladies, and gentlemen. There’s never, never been anything we’ve dried up unable to do.
So remember, as my Grandpa said, as I walked out of his home, when I was a kid up in Scranton, he said, “Joey. Keep the faith.” And our grandmother when she was alive, she yelled, “Joey, spread it! Spread the faith!”
God loves you all. May God bless America and may God protect our church.
President-elect Joe Biden delivered his first address as the president-elect of the United States of America on Saturday evening in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware at the Chase Center.
Read the full transcript from President-elect Joe Biden’s speech below.
Folks, the people of this nation have spoken, they’ve delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory, a victory for we the people. We’ve won with the most votes ever cast in a presidential ticket in the history of the nation. 74 million.
Tonight, we’re seeing all over this nation all cities in all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of the joy of hope renewed faith in tomorrow [to] bring a better day. I’m humbled by the trust and confidence, you’ve placed in me. I pledged to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. Who doesn’t see red states and blue states, only sees the United States.
I worked with all my heart with the confidence of the whole people to win the confidence of all of you. And that is what America is all about. It’s about people. And that’s what our administration will be all about. I sought this office to restore the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make America respected around the world again.
Folks, as I said many times before, I’m Jill’s husband, and I would not be here without the love and tireless support of Jill, and my son Hunter, and Ashley my daughter, and all our grandchildren, and our spouses and all our family. They’re my heart. Jill’s a mom, a military mom, an educator. She has dedicated her life to education.
But teaching isn’t just what she does. It’s who she is. For American educators, it’s a great day for you all. You’re gonna have one of your own in the White House. And Jill’s gonna make a great first lady, I’m so proud of her.
I’ll have the honor to serve with a fantastic vice president. Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman, first black woman, the first woman of South Asian descent, the first daughter of immigrants ever elected in this country. Don’t tell me it’s not possible in the United States, it’s long overdue. And we’re reminded tonight, of those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. Once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe more toward justice.
Kamala, Doug, like it or not, your family, you become an honorary Bidens, there’s no way out. All those of you who volunteered and worked the polls in the middle of this pandemic, local elected officials, you deserve a special thanks from the entire nation. And to my campaign team and all the volunteers, all who gave so much of themselves to make this moment possible, I owe you, I owe you everything.
All those who supported us. I’m proud of the campaign we built and ran. I’m proud of the coalition we put together. The broadest and most diverse coalition in history. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, progressives, moderates, conservatives, young, urban, suburban, rural, gay, straight, transgender, white, Latino, Asian, Native American. I mean it, especially those moments, especially those moments when this campaign was as low as damn, the African American community stood up again. You’ve always had my back and I’ll have yours.
I said at the outset. I wanted to represent this campaign to represent and look like America. We’ve done that. Now I want the administration I look like and act like all of you.
To those who voted for President Trump. I understand the disappointment. But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies.
They are not our enemies, they’re Americans. They’re Americans. The bible tells us for everything there’s a season. A time to build, time to reap, a time to sow, and a time to heal. This is the time to heal in America.
Now, this campaign is over. What is the will of the people? What is our mandate? I believe it’s this: America is called upon us to marshal the forces of decency, the forces of fairness, to marshal the forces of science, and the forces of hope in the great battles.
The battle to control the virus. The battle of built prosperity. The battle to secure your family’s health care. The battle to achieve racial justice, and to root out systemic racism in this country. The battle to save our planet by getting climate under control. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy and give everybody in this country a fair shot. That’s all they’re asking for, a fair shot.
Folks, our work begins with getting COVID under control. We cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality, or relish life’s most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations. All the moments that matter most to us until we get it under control. On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advisors to help pave the Biden Harris covered plan and convert it into an action blueprint that will start on January 20th, 2021. That plan will rebuild on bedrock science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy, and concern. I will spare no effort, none, or any commitment to turn around this pandemic.
Folks, I’m a proud Democrat. But I will govern as an American president. I’ll work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me as those who did. The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not some mysterious force beyond our control, it’s a decision, a choice we make. And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that this is part of the mandate given to us and the American people. They want us to cooperate in their interest. That’s a choice I’ll make. And I’ll call on Congress, Democrats, Republicans alike to make that choice with me.
The American story. It’s about slow yet steadily widening the opportunities in America. And make no mistake. Too many dreams have been deferred for too long. We must make the promise of the country real for everybody, no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity, or their disability. Folks, America has always been shaped by inflection points, by moments in time when we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be.
Lincoln in 1860, coming to save the union, FDR in 1932, promising a beleaguered country, a new deal. JFK in 1960 pledging a new frontier. And 12 years ago, when Barack Obama made history, he told us, “Yes we can.”
We stand at an inflection point. We have an opportunity to defeat despair, to build a nation of prosperity and purpose. We can do it, I know we can. I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America. We must restore the soul of America. Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels, and our darkest impulses. It’s time for our better angels to prevail. Tonight, the whole world is watching America. And I believe at our best, America is a beacon for the globe. We will lead not only by the example of our power but by the power of our example.
I’ve always believed we could define America in one word: possibilities. That in America everyone should be given an opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them. I believe in the possibilities of this country. We’re always looking ahead. An American that creates jobs with dignity and respect, an America that cures diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. Ahead to an America that never leaves anyone behind. Ahead to an America that never gives up, never gives in.
This is a great nation. It’s always been a bad bet to bet against America. We’re good people. This is the United States of America and there’s never been anything we’ve been able to do when we’ve done it together.
Folks, in the last days of the campaign, I began thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and my family particularly my deceased son Beau. It captures the faith that sustains me, which I believe sustains America. And I hope it can provide some comfort and solace to the Americans who’ve lost a loved one through this terrible virus this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. Hopefully, this then gives you solace as well.
It goes like this: And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bury you in the breath of a dog, and make you shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand. And now together on eagle’s wings, we embark on the work that God and his ship called upon us to do with full hearts and steady hands with faith in America and each other. With a love of country, a thirst for justice. Let us be the nation that we know we can be, a nation united, a nation strengthened, a nation healed. The United States of America, ladies, and gentlemen. There’s never, never been anything we’ve dried up unable to do.
So remember, as my Grandpa said, as I walked out of his home, when I was a kid up in Scranton, he said, “Joey. Keep the faith.” And our grandmother when she was alive, she yelled, “Joey, spread it! Spread the faith!”
God loves you all. May God bless America and may God protect our church.
