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Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter, and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter, issued the following statement in response to the House passing the SAVE Act. House Republicans have just passed the so-called SAVE Act, a dangerous piece of legislation designed to strip millions of Americans—especially Black, brown, […]

https://youtu.be/FImAC1kkbzM?si=VezTsWS8hFLV3Uw7 Big news! We’re releasing a documentary ” Love, Joy, and Power: Tools for Liberation” a documentary capturing our organizing during the historic 2020 Election and 2021 Georgia Senate run-offs. It’s a powerful look at the emotional, mental, and physical toll of fighting for Black political power amid COVID, threats, and intense political battles –

Today, we witnessed a historic feat in the fight for freedom from tyranny and the abuse of power by the Trump administration. For more than 24 hours, Senator Cory Booker occupied the Senate floor in a marathon protest of the Trump administration’s racist policies. This individual act of resistance ultimately broke Strom Thurman’s 68-year record. 

Yesterday, in another attempt to distract voters, Trump signed an executive order to upend the U.S. voter registration process by creating restrictive ‘proof of citizenship’ measures designed to prevent voters from casting a ballot. He is trying to federalize the individual state’s voter registration process by bullying them to comply with threats of federal funding

GEORGIA – With a hyper-focus on local politics in 2025, Black Voters Matter (BVM) is set to hold its annual BVM Day at the Capitol across nine states including Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to advocate for meaningful legislative action on key issues directly impacting marginalized predominately Black communities.

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 Trump’s recent attacks on DEI policies  In a press conference that demonstrated his bigotry, callousness and mental decline, Donald Trump showed us once again that he is unfit and unqualified to

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 Nazi salute by Elon Musk  We are deeply disturbed by what we witnessed during a post-inauguration speech by Elon Musk. The outright fascist salute should serve as a reminder that Neo-Nazi

The podcast will premiere on the Black Voters Matter YouTube channel on January 20 at 7 AM ET and will be available across other social media at 10 AM. GEORGIA – In light of the current political climate and the continued marginalization of Black communities, Black Voters Matter (BVM) is set to launch its new

Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter issue statement following record breaking turnout on the first day of early voting in Georgia.  GEORGIA – Today was the first day of early voting in Georgia, and the people have spoken. More than 250,000 Georgia voters casted their ballots, breaking the previous record of