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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, people wait in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J. A racial gap has opened up in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive

By Carla K. Johnson, Angeliki Kastanis And Kat Stafford Jan. 30, 2021 09:35 AM EST

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) and teammates react after Cousins' touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1/3/2021

Jan. 03, 2021 06:26 PM EST

In this Nov. 3, 2020, photo, a man wearing a mask gathers with a group in support of Black Voters Matter at the Graham Civic Center polling site in Graham, N.C. Even as votes are still tallied, there's little dispute that Black voters were a driving national force pushing the former vice president to the winner’s column. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
'This is proof': Biden's win reveals power of Black voters

By Kat Stafford, Aaron Morrison And Angeliki Kastanis Nov. 09, 2020 04:28 PM EST

Omari Barksdale is shown in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. As millions of Americans cast their ballots in the final days before the election, a convergence of three unprecedented, simultaneous national crises has led many to believe this presidential election is a referendum on race relations in America. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America

By Kat Stafford Oct. 30, 2020 12:44 AM EDT

Omari Barksdale is shown in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. As millions of Americans cast their ballots in the final days before the election, a convergence of three unprecedented, simultaneous national crises has led many to believe this presidential election is a referendum on race relations in America. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America

By Kat Stafford Oct. 30, 2020 12:41 AM EDT

According to the 2018 VoteCast survey, more than half of Black women Democrats call themselves moderate or conservative, compared to about 4 in 10 among the rest of the party.
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

By Claire Galofaro And Kat Stafford Sep. 17, 2020 09:38 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

By Kat Stafford Aug. 06, 2020 08:05 AM EDT

Charisse Davis poses for a portrait on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. Davis was recently elected the only Black woman on the Cobb County School Board. "We've been watching from the sidelines and allowing other people to take their turns, and take these positions of power," Davis said. "Now here we are to essentially fix it." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

By Claire Galofaro And Kat Stafford Aug. 03, 2020 02:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, an MTA worker wears personal protective equipment at the Grand Army Plaza station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population, black Americans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans

By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer And Aaron Morrison Apr. 08, 2020 03:54 PM EDT