NAACP Blasts Biden Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan for Coming Up Short

The NAACP lashed out at reports that President Joe Biden will forgive only $10,000 in federal student loan debt, calling the plan a “devastating political mistake” and accusing the president of violating his campaign promises.

In several tweets and a CNN op-ed, NAACP President Derrick Johnson demanded that Biden unilaterally forgive a minimum of $50,000 in student debt. He argued that black Americans hold a disproportionate amount of student debt and that debt forgiveness is a “racial and economic justice issue.”