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Detroit Organizer: Black Voters Expect Strong Policies, Not Just Applause, From Biden

Branden Snyder, head of Detroit Action, says he hopes the president-elect shows he supports the Black community by prioritizing affordable housing, living wages and environmental justice.
Zinnia Patcas hands out signs in Detroit on Nov. 7 as people gather to celebrate Joe Biden's win in the presidential election.

Black voters came through for Joe Biden at pivotal moments on his path to the presidency: in South Carolina during the primaries, and in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania last week.

And as the president-elect thanked his supporters on Saturday night in Delaware, he thanked Black supporters specifically.

"And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest ebb, the African

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