People gather at a Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association rally on November 7, 2020 in support of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
As the nation waited for the results of the presidential election – and hours stretched into days – it became clear the haul of Democratic ballots in cities like Milwaukee, Detroit and Philadelphia, with large African-American populations, put critical swing states in the blue column. And delivered Joe Biden the presidency. In Biden’s acceptance speech, he spoke directly to the Black community, saying: “You’ve always had my back, and I’ll have yours.”
And in January, all eyes will be on the two Senate run-off races in Georgia that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, where the fate of the Democrats again depends largely on Black voters.
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