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6 Nov 2020

‘Black voters were determined’ – Black Votes Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown

Europe Editor and Presenter

As we await the finally tallies from the four key states that will decide this election, the heat continues to rise here in Washington with protesters gathering outside the White House in support of Joe Biden

Among those turning out to support him in significant numbers have been Black voters and they’ve been the deciding factor in the key states which he needs to win.

There has been a surge in turnout in urban centres like Detroit, Philadelphia and Georgia, where a third of the population is Black. In Georgia, the result is now so close officials have ordered a recount.

We were joined from Atlanta by LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter.