Black voters drove Joe Biden's victory – and have offered this country a reboot

We have mountains yet to climb, but Black voters should feel pride in our incredible voter mobilization. Look at the numbers.

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. Read More at theguardian.com

 


The Way to Keep Georgia Blue

Voters of color turned out disproportionately in November. If Democrats want to win the Senate, they neglect voters of color at their own peril.

The 2020 presidential election has come and gone, and, predictably, the pundit class is focusing on all the wrong narratives. Specifically, we think there has been too much discussion of the shifts and opinions of white voters, specifically that Joe Biden’s win in Georgia is a story of white seniors and suburbanites breaking for the former vice president; we consider this preoccupation an example of “centering whiteness.” Read More at Politico.com


Biden Wants to Unite the Country. How Can He Do It?

Two dozen thinkers offer bold ideas for a new administration in a fractious era.

When Joe Biden assumes control of the White House on Wednesday, his message of “unity” will crash into the hard reality of a nation dented by a deadly pandemic and being pulled apart by historic forces: a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, widespread distrust of the election results and deep division over racial injustice. For the first time in recent memory, the outgoing president won’t attend the inauguration, and he appears ready to wage political war from the sidelines.

In that fraught environment, is there anything Biden can do to make America even remotely whole? Read More at Politico.com