Joe Biden would be, at the very least, remiss … or at the most, completely negligent, in his perceived freedom to forego choosing a Black woman as his running mate in 2020.
As the country is shaken by protests against racial injustice and a president whose racist remarks are contributing to his low approval ratings, black women are not just the country’s most consistent voters — they could be among the most coveted. Headed into November, several black women voters, organizers and activists say this could be the year they are finally valued — not just for their output, but for their input.
We have until the next three weeks to see how the media continues to handicap this developing story as if it were a silly popularity contest.
