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Washington, DC — On October 17, No Kings: Vote Early will launch a day of coordinated, nonpartisan action across the country to drive early voting. Millions took to the streets last year and gathered for one of the largest single-day, nonviolent direct actions in U.S. history in March. No Kings: Vote Early is the next […]

MIAMI — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF) today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) challenging H.B. 991, recently passed legislation that requires voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship or risk losing their right

On the anniversary of Emmett Till’s murder, 71 years later Black communities are still confronting violence, injustice, and a system that too often fails to protect Black lives. As Black communities continue to grieve and process the suspicious deaths of our people across the South, for us, it is reminiscent of a terrifying past that

WASHINGTON – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, Common Cause, and Black Voters Matter filed new claims in federal court today in their lawsuit against the president’s executive order on mail-in voting. The new filing challenges a rule issued recently by the United States Postal Service (USPS) imposing new, illegal restrictions

Black Voters Matter stands firmly against the Democratic National Committee’s proposed rule to prohibit the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in the 2028 presidential primaries, a rule that would override the will of voters in states and jurisdictions like Maine and Washington, D.C., who have already chosen RCV as their preferred method of electing

In response to President Trump’s address to the nation last night, Black Voters Matter issued the following statement: Last night, President Trump addressed the nation and recycled his debunked lies about the 2020 election while casting doubt on upcoming midterms. There was nothing new shared, except for the administration generously releasing evidence that affirms the

National voting rights organization invites marginalized communities to reimagine a new multi-racial, multi-cultural democracy GEORGIA – As the U.S. marks its 250th year of independence on July 4, the country continues to grapple with the promises offered by the 14th Amendment: equal rights and due process for all its citizens. For more than two centuries,

National voting rights organization brings documentary to Black-owned media, including The Joy Reid Show and Roland Martin Unfiltered, inspiring collective action  GEORGIA — Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) is proud to announce a nationwide simulcast of the documentary Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation, airing June 1 across Black-owned media platforms. This special event

Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issue this statement following Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision  In today’s Callais decision, the conservative side of the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has declared their allegiance to the white supremacist’s movement, which seeks to return this country

Black Voters Matter stands with our friends and allies at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and all organizations under attack for protecting the rights and dignity of our communities. Let’s be clear: what we’re witnessing is a full-scale assault on civil rights, with the SPLC as the latest target. This administration knows that in