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Black voters drove Joe Biden's victory - and have offered this country a reboot | Cliff Albright

We have mountains yet to climb, but Black voters should feel pride in our incredible voter mobilization. Look at the numbers
‘Biden owes his selection as the party’s nominee to Black voters in the south, who were prescient enough to know that he was the candidate most likely to win.’ Photograph: Rick Musacchio/EPA

It is now certain that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are our next president and vice-president. Black voters across the US are taking a well-earned victory lap. Not even the masks we must wear can hide the joy and hope on people’s faces.

For hundreds of years, Black folks have shown love and dedication to a country that has not reciprocated; still we show up for ourselves and our allies. We are responsible for saving this democracy from chaos and ruin. But,

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