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Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following the Release of Footage of the Deadly Beating of Tyre Nichols
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issued this statement following the release of body cam footage of the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police "Tonight, we witnessed the brutal beating and murder of 29-year old Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis Police Department. Tyre should be here today like countless others who lost their [...]
A Warnock Victory is a Win for Democracy
Black Voters Matter co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown issued this statement following the Georgia Senate runoff results. "Today we have the pleasure of congratulating Sen. Raphael Warnock on his latest Senate victory against Herschel Walker in Georgia, becoming the first full-term Black Senator in the history of the state. This is not only a win for Georgia; it is a win for democracy. It is a win for coalition [...]
BVM Weighs in on Georgia Early Voting Case
This Monday, a Georgia appeals court ruled in favor of the Democratic Party of Georgia, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Warnock for Georgia that allows counties in the state to offer early voting on the Saturday before the run-off election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Black Voters Matter co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, and National Legal Director April Albright, issued the following statement: "Black [...]