Joe Biden Vows To 'Be Back Next Year' As He Marks Black History Month With Stunning Photos
By Favour Adegoke on February 7, 2024 at 10:45 AM EST
Updated on February 7, 2024 at 2:56 PM EST
Every February in the United States is considered Black History Month, and President Joe Biden made sure to mark the particular period by sharing stunning photos from an event at the White House.
On Tuesday, Biden and his VP, Kamala Harris, welcomed multiple people into the White House to celebrate Black History Month.
During the event, the president noted that he would be back next year to host another ceremony, subtly referencing his campaign to be re-elected for a second term.
Joe Biden Celebrates Black History Month
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, shared multiple stunning photos on his Instagram page on Wednesday, featuring individuals at the White House celebrating Black History Month.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, First Lady Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff, looked cheerful in the photos as they were surrounded by various individuals dressed to the nines to mark the historic month.
The photo carousel was captioned, "Happy Black History Month from the White House!"
At the event, Biden subtly spoke about his re-election, as he noted that this won't be the last Black History Month celebration he hosts at the White House.
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The president said to his guests, "We will be back here next year," adding, "This community is the reason why I'm standing here, this community."
Prior to the celebration, the White House released a statement noting several accomplishments of Biden's administration for the Black community.
The statement read, "Over the past three years, President Biden and Vice President Harris have leveraged the full force of the Federal Government to advance racial justice and equity and ensure the promise of America for all communities, including Black Americans, across the country."
It continued, "With the support of these efforts, Black Americans are starting new businesses, creating jobs, buying homes, and taking advantage of increased education opportunities at historic rates — contributing to a 60% increase in wealth compared to before the pandemic."
The official White House page also spoke on the president's event for Black History Month. The statement read, "President Biden and the First Lady welcomed civil rights leaders, business leaders, educators, and artists to the White House to celebrate Black History Month. Our administration is proud to honor the ways in which Black culture, arts, and stories have enriched American life."
Joe Biden Receives Praise For Hosting Black History Month Event In The White House
After releasing the photos, followers were quick to shower the president with praises for recognizing Black History Month and organizing a celebration at the White House.
One comment read, "Thank you, President Biden, for acknowledging the importance of Black history. Black history is American history."
Another person stated, "He's popular and just cool. Joe Biden will manage to become the new president of the USA again. He is a good person for people!!!!
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"JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE! An enormous amount [of] improvement over the years. Thank you for fighting for freedom, democracy, ending racism, women's rights, a better economy that works for everyone, and record low unemployment, all-time high stocks and bonds! You killing it, bro," wrote a third person.
A fourth person commented, "This country is great, and it's great without Trump, and it'll be great once Trump is forgotten. Sitting in his own misery that he created for himself his choices and his disregard for the law in the first place."
Amid all the praises for the president were criticisms from people slamming the way Biden's administration has handled the war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.