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35 Days to Exercise Your Right – Black Voters Matter and Sony Electronics Join Forces to Empower, Educate and Activate
Partnership and Ongoing Collaboration Will Empower, Grow Volunteer Base and Increase Civic Engagement in Predominantly Black Communities Nationwide ATLANTA — September 30, 2020 — Black Voters Matter (BVM), an organization committed to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power through movement and capacity building, and Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the creation of a new partnership. The multi-faceted partnership, [...]
Wisconsin “Movers” Voter Purge List Errors | 39,722 Face Loss of Vote for Moving Despite not Having Moved
On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a suit brought by a right-wing think tank demanding the state purge — cancel the voter registrations of 129,000 alleged “movers”— voters who moved out of their town or out of state. The Greg Palast Investigation Fund retained the nation's top firms expert in address verification—including the US Postal Service’s principal address [...]
BLACK VOTERS MATTER’S “BLACKEST BUS IN AMERICA” HITS THE ROAD AS PART OF NATIONAL VOTER OUTREACH INITIATIVE
Black Voters Matter (BVM) announced a national bus tour as part of its “WE GOT THE POWER” campaign to reach Black voters in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 26, “The Blackest Bus in America” will make stops in at least 12 states across the South and Midwest to canvass, distribute BVM merchandise, and engage [...]
BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND ANNOUNCES MAJOR VOTER OUTREACH INITIATIVE WEEKS BEFORE NOVEMBER ELECTION
Initiative to Include Radio Ads, Digital PSAs, Voter Outreach “Caravan” in 12 Key States Today, Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF) announced a major voter outreach initiative to educate, engage, and mobilize Black voters ahead of the November election. The initiative, which will span across 12 key Southern and Midwestern states, includes radio advertisements, digital PSAs, and a voter outreach “caravan” [...]
BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND: G.A. SEC. OF STATE ANNOUNCEMENT IS A DISTRACTION FROM REAL INJUSTICE
LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, co-founders of Black Voters Matter Fund, issued the following statement in response Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s announcement alleging more than 1,000 instances of “double-voting”: “The announcement from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger shows just how desperate Republicans are to undermine the November election. Secretary Raffensperger’s accusations of so-called ‘double voting’ play on [...]
Queen Latifah interviews Latosha Brown
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Fast Facts 'It was like the Willy Wonka golden ticket': Amazon customer reveals his first… NJ.com logo Queen Latifah to host March on Washington Facebook special ahead of virtual march Queen Latifah is marking the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington by hosting a special program on Facebook. Latifah will host [...]
BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND: CRISIS IN WISCONSIN SHOWS FAILURE OF OUR LEADERS TO PROTECT, VALUE BLACK LIVES
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter Fund, issued the following statement in response to the crisis unfolding in Kenosha, Wisconsin: “Kenosha, Wisconsin is in crisis. It has been five days since a police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in front of his young children, and the tragedy in Kenosha continues to unfold. Mr. Blake, [...]