“This is a very historic day for our nation, and I do not take this moment lightly.'
He was confirmed by the Senate in June in a vote presided over by Pence, which he usually does to break ties. Pence called Brown's 98-0 confirmation “historic.”
The vote came as protests and unrest over racial injustices and police brutality rocked the country following the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis. The vote in Washington overlapped with Floyd’s funeral in Houston. In June, Brown spoke candidly about his thoughts on Floyd's death, his own lifelong experiences with racial bias and the challenge of navigating"two worlds" in the military in a video shared on social media.
"I'm thinking about how my nomination provides some hope, but also comes with a heavy burden," Brown said."I can't fix centuries of racism in our country, nor can I fix decades of discrimination that may have impacted members of our Air Force." The military, with African Americans making up a little over 17% of its active-duty ranks, is more racially diverse than the country, which is 13% African American, the Associated Press reported citing 2019 Census estimates. The Army is the most diverse with more than 21% African Americans, while the Marine Corp is the least, with 10%. Blacks make up about 17% of the Navy and less than 15% of the Air Force.
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