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Black Voters Matter Issues A Statement Following the South Carolina Primary
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter issued a statement Following the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary Election This past Saturday, South Carolinians headed to the polls for the nation’s first Democratic Presidential Primary. This historic election showed that Black voters are leading the way not just in South Carolina but across the nation. Despite talks of [...]
Black Voters Matter Announces 2024 “WE FIGHT BACK” Campaign & Bus Tour Kick Off In South Carolina
National voting rights organization to host convening in Charleston ahead of SC Democratic Primary Election CHARLESTON — Black Voters Matter (BVM) is excited to announce the “We Fight Back” campaign and bus tour for the upcoming 2024 election season. We Fight Back is a national campaign to rally Black voters and amplify the issues impacting Black communities. It serves [...]
Black Voters Matter Issues A Statement In Response To Louisiana Decision To Overturn The Election Of Caddo Parish’s First Black Sheriff
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 a Louisiana Supreme Court judge’s decision to overturn the election of Caddo Parish’s first Black Sheriff: “Louisiana Supreme Court Judge Joseph Bleich’s decision to overturn the certified election of Chief Henry Whitehorn as [...]
Georgia Congressional Maps Ruling
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 a federal judge’s ruling that Georgia’s congressional and state legislative maps must be redrawn: “We applaud US District Judge Steve Jones for holding Georgia's legislature responsible for violating the Voting Rights Act and [...]
Black Voters Matter Announces 2023 “Reclaim Your Vote” Campaign In Partnership With BET To Increase Voter Engagement Efforts
GEORGIA —Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) announces the 2023 launch of the Reclaim Your Vote campaign ahead of National Voter Registration Day. This partnership with BET is designed to increase voter registration and participation in Black communities and help amplify the voices of millions of Black voters across the country who want their voices to be heard this election season. [...]
Black Voters Matter Issues A Statement Following the Federal Court’s Recent Decision To Strike Down the Alabama GOP’s Attempt To Deny Access To Black Voters
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issued a statement following the federal court’s recent decision to strike down the Alabama GOP’s attempt to deny access to Black voters Today, the Federal District Court of Alabama rightly admonished the Alabama GOP in the Milligan vs Evans case [...]
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Announcement From Atlanta City Council On Plans To Use Voter Suppression Tactic For #StopCopCity Referendum Petition
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issue a statement following announcement from Atlanta City Council on plans to use voter suppression tactic for #StopCopCity referendum petition We strongly condemn the recent announcement from the Atlanta City Council regarding plans to use signature matching, a form of [...]