{"id":50469,"date":"2020-11-07T19:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T02:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/walk-for-justice-and-peace-celebrates-biden-victory-in-cortez\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:51:33","slug":"walk-for-justice-and-peace-celebrates-biden-victory-in-cortez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/walk-for-justice-and-peace-celebrates-biden-victory-in-cortez\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk for Justice and Peace celebrates Biden victory in Cortez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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News that former Vice President Joe Biden won the race to become the 46th U.S. president broke Saturday morning as the Walk for Justice and Peace rallied on Main Street in Cortez.<\/p>\n

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., made history by becoming the first woman, the first Black woman and the first South Asian vice president-elect.<\/p>\n

Harris also is the first Black attorney general for California and the second Black woman in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n

As vice president-elect, Harris also is first graduate of historically Black colleges and universities to be elected to such a high level of office.<\/p>\n

Participants in the Walk for Justice celebrated the results of the election as they marched in front of City Market and when they returned to Centennial Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cA small piece of justice was served today \u2026 a bite,\u201d said Raleigh Marmorstein, one of the organizers in the march.<\/p>\n

\"Participants
Participants in the Walk for Justice and Peace celebrate former Vice President Joe Biden&#x2019;s projected victory in the presidential election over President Donald Trump. Kamala Harris, who would be the first Black woman in the U.S. to become vice president, made history as the nation reckons with civil unrest and systematic racism, reignited by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in May.<\/span>Emily Hayes\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Members of the Walk for Justice expressed relief over the ousting of President Donald Trump, who has wielded falsehoods<\/a> about former President Barack Obama\u2019s birthplace, referred to African nations as \u201cs\u2014hole countries,\u201d told congresswomen of color to go back where they came from<\/a>, called Mexican immigrants \u201crapists\u201d and refused to denounce white supremacy during a presidential debate.<\/p>\n

Honking coming from many vehicles on Main Street supported the Walk for Justice and celebrated Biden\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

Marchers held up signs that read: \u201cLove Conquers All,\u201d \u201cStop Killing Us,\u201d \u201cBlack Lives Matter,\u201d \u201cNative Lives Matter\u201d and \u201cWe don\u2019t have the complexion for protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a Black woman, Harris is expected to bring an important perspective to America\u2019s reckoning on civil unrest over systematic racism, reignited by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in May.<\/p>\n

But Harris and Biden\u2019s victory, projected by The Associated Press after Biden won Pennsylvania\u2019s 20 Electoral College votes, arrives days after a prolonged vote count reflecting a deeply divided electorate.<\/p>\n

Trump won 60% of the votes for president in Montezuma County. Biden won 37.6%.<\/p>\n

The Montezuma County Patriots\u2019 Freedom Ride down Main Street in Cortez saw lower turnout numbers Saturday morning, but several vehicles still displayed flags supporting Trump.<\/p>\n

\"Participants
Participants in the Walk for Justice and Peace celebrate news of Vice President Joe Biden&#x2019;s victory in the presidential election.<\/span>Emily Hayes\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

This article was republished Nov. 7 to clarify that Kamala Harris has not yet become vice president.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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