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More than a thousand Black pastors are still asking Biden for a cease-fire in Gaza

Pavel Danilyuk
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Pexels.com

The pastors, representing hundreds of thousands of church members, have gotten meetings with the Biden Administration at the White House.

But they say congregants are still asking for measurable results.

In 2020, 91 percent of Black voters who voted for president chose Biden. Now, some leaders who encourage people to vote worry about low turnout if the violence in the Israel-Hamas War continues.

Guest
Maya King is a politics reporter covering the southeast for The New York Times.

Read King's article here.

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.