Black voters
BET has partnered with HBCU Buzz, Live Nation Urban, and Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote to launch the “Vote Loud: HBCU Voter Registration Challenge.” The initiative encourages students, alumni, professors, and community members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to register to vote and mobilize their communities ahead of the 2024 election. Participants […]
Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, is focusing on the economic proposals of the current presidential campaigns, particularly their impact on Black voters. Speaking ahead of his appearance at the Democratic National Convention, Johnson noted an increase in enthusiasm among young Black voters since Vice President Kamala Harris became a prominent figure in the election. […]
Dick Parsons, one of the first Black CEOs of a fortune 500 company, believes Georgia’s new legislation to be an attempt to surpress Black vote. The law, on paper, is meant to decrease voter fraud, but Parsons thinks this is a poor cover up. Parsons said, “What does feeding somebody or giving somebody a glass […]
COVID-19 has drastically changed the way that Americans go about their daily lives and many are concerned about how that will affect this year’s election. In Kentucky, there are usually 3,700 polling stations statewide but this year they will only have 170. Officials have said this is due to the coronavirus, but others are concerned […]
2020 presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden was trying a little too hard to get the Black vote. In an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Joe Biden was asked several times why he should get votes and support from the Black community. Joe Biden kept referring to how often he’s been affiliated with Black […]
CNN has reported that Black voters and those who rely upon their vote have felt increasingly concerned about voting measures for this year’s elections. Many members of the Black community consider in-person voting a right and an honor hard-earned with blood, sweat and tears. In-person voting is a “community” tradition in which some voters wear […]
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