There's this one line in President-elect Joe Biden's victory speech that I haven't been able to shake.

Especially those moments, especially those moments when this campaign was that is the lowest ever.

The African-American community stood up for getting it for a minute.

We've always hit my back and I'll have yours.

Black voters kept Joe Biden's presidential hopes alive during Democratic primaries.

Remember Super Tuesday?

These are the results nobody saw coming.

Let's go straight to the map this morning.

Joe Biden's surging to victories in nine states.

And despite some skepticism about Biden's past positions, black support continued in the general election.

We showed up and showed out in critical swing states like Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

All but assuring a Biden victory over Donald Trump.

But by and large, black support didn't come easily.

It took work.

After losing enthusiasm for the Democratic Party in 2016, organizers fan doubt across the country to remind black folks that they had a major stake in this election.

And not just in big blue cities, but in more unexpected places too.

We go into these areas and we let them know that they're not going to be in the same place.

It's about us. We manner.

The final numbers aren't in yet, but this grassroots ground level push did indeed seem to work.

Early data show that turnout was up in states like Pennsylvania and Georgia.

And mail imbalance from heavily black cities, including Milwaukee, Atlanta, and Philly.

Help give Biden the edge in those crucial states.

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