Maurice Mitchell
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

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, left and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Warren, a Massachusetts senator and leading progressive, has become an unlikely confidant and adviser to Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. They talk every 10 days or so, according to aides to both politicians who requested anonymity to describe their relationship. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
How Sanders is helping keep the progressive movement strong

By Will Weissert Aug. 17, 2020 11:26 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda

By Will Weissert And Bill Barrow Jul. 28, 2020 01:54 PM EDT