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I Have Your Back

I Have Your Back

FromInto America


I Have Your Back

FromInto America

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When Joe Biden addressed the nation for the first time as president-elect, he singled out the Black community for helping him throughout his campaign, and he made a promise. "You’ve always had my back,” he said, pounding on the lectern. “And I’ll have yours.” Host Trymaine Lee takes a closer look at this line from Joe Biden’s speech, first by digging into how Black voters helped push Biden to victory. Brittany Smalls, statewide coordinator in Pennsylvania for Black Voters Matter talks about the work it took on the ground to get Black Americans to the polls. And Eddie Glaude, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and MSNBC analyst, unpacks Biden’s promise have the Black community’s back and how voters can keep him accountable. For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Further Reading: How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden Credited with boosting Democrats in Georgia, Stacey Abrams looks to January Clinching victory, President-elect Biden declares 'time to heal in America'
Released:
Nov 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Into America is a show about being Black in America. These stories explore what it means to hold truth to power and this country to its promises. Told by people who have the most at stake.