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Black Voters Matter: M.L.K Day Is Not Just A Holiday – It’s A Call To Action On Voting Rights
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, issued this statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “Today, we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who once said that ‘voting rights are the foundation stone of political action.’ Dr. King’s legacy is inextricably tied to his lifelong dedication to protecting Black voting rights. It was [...]
Black Voters Matter: Biden Speech Marks A Step In The Right Direction On Voting Rights – But It’s Only The First Step
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, issued this statement in response to President Biden’s speech on voting rights: “After nearly a year of Capitol Hill protests, White House demonstrations, letters, petitions, and civil disobedience from voting rights activists demanding action, President Biden has finally broken his silence on the Senate filibuster. Yesterday, for the first time, [...]
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Voting Rights, Civil Rights Activists To Host Actions Across The U.S. To Hightlight Democracy Emergency Aa Pres. Biden Hosts A Global Democracy Summit GalleryVoting Rights, Civil Rights Activists To Host Actions Across The U.S. To Hightlight Democracy Emergency Aa Pres. Biden Hosts A Global Democracy Summit
Voting Rights, Civil Rights Activists To Host Actions Across The U.S. To Hightlight Democracy Emergency Aa Pres. Biden Hosts A Global Democracy Summit
This week, dozens of local and national advocacy organizations will lead voting rights actions across the U.S. as part of a national campaign urging President Biden and the Senate to pass voting rights legislation before the year’s end. Actions began on Monday, December 6, with a hunger strike by 20 students affiliated with Un-PAC Arizona and will culminate on Thursday, [...]
Black Voters Matter Statement on the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Verdict
Today, all three defendants in the trial of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, were found guilty of felony murder. All three men will now face hate-crime charges in federal court in February. Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, who supported local protests with the Transformative Justice Coalition and organizers on-the-ground, issued the following statement in response [...]
National Partners Lead White House Protest March and Rally to Demand Federal Action on Voting Rights
Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) joined People for the American Way, the League of Women Voters, the Declaration for American Democracy, and the Democracy Initiative for a protest march and rally in front of the White House to demand federal action on voting rights. The action, which led protesters from Black Lives Matter Plaza to Lafayette Square in Washington D.C., [...]
Black Voters Matter Encourages Student Activists to “Take The Field” For Voting Rights With New Campus Outreach Campaign
Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) announced the “Take the Field” Challenge, a new campaign that seeks to inspire, train and engage Black college students in acts of civil disobedience that can lead to real influence on campus and in their larger community. The name, a nod to the popular refrain “taking the field” or “getting in the game,” is often [...]
Haitian Refugee Crisis Invokes Disturbing History of Slavery in U.S. and Abroad — President Biden Must Act
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, issued this statement in response to the violent, mass deportation of Haitian asylum seekers by the U.S. Border Patrol: “What we’re seeing along the southern border is nothing short of a humanitarian disaster. As thousands of asylum seekers from Haiti and elsewhere wait out their asylum proceedings under unlivable conditions, [...]