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Black Voters Matter Sounds the Alarm for Georgia Voters to Act Now to Prevent GOP Takeover of Ware County Board of Elections
National voting rights organization Push Back Against Attempts to Suppress the Black Vote Ahead of 2024 Election GEORGIA — The Georgia House of Representatives voted on legislation on Wednesday to take over the Ware County Board of Elections and Registration. House Bill 422 was introduced by Republican lawmakers and has the potential to remove all three of the Black Board [...]
Black Voters Matter is thrilled to be selected as a 2023 JusticeAid grantee partner
Each year JusticeAid leverages the community-building power of art and music to transform awareness into action in the fight against injustice. This year, JusticeAid has chosen to fight back against mandates preventing marginalized communities from voting by partnering with Black Voters Matter. BVM prides itself on improving voter engagement, advocating for policy change, and building development infrastructure by increasing civic [...]
Black Voters Matter Responds to Attempts to Prosecute Black Organizers for Illegal Campaigning in the State of Georgia
Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) responds to complaints of illegal campaigning during a press conference following the Georgia State Elections Board Hearing. In this case, the Secretary of State’s Office first found that BVM and its partners were in violation of [O.C.G.A. 21-2-414(a)(1)(3)] for illegal campaigning, but on February 1, 2023, the Georgia Secretary of State reversed its preliminary [...]
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following the Release of Footage of the Deadly Beating of Tyre Nichols
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April England-Albright, Legal Director of Black Voters Matter issued this statement following the release of body cam footage of the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police "Tonight, we witnessed the brutal beating and murder of 29-year old Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis Police Department. [...]
A Warnock Victory is a Win for Democracy
Black Voters Matter co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown issued this statement following the Georgia Senate runoff results. "Today we have the pleasure of congratulating Sen. Raphael Warnock on his latest Senate victory against Herschel Walker in Georgia, becoming the first full-term Black Senator in the history of the state. This is not only a win for Georgia; it is [...]
BVM Weighs in on Georgia Early Voting Case
This Monday, a Georgia appeals court ruled in favor of the Democratic Party of Georgia, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Warnock for Georgia that allows counties in the state to offer early voting on the Saturday before the run-off election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Black Voters Matter co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, and [...]
Black Voters Matter Partners with Pop Culture Collaborative in Georgia to Host Free Screenings of Marvel’s Black Panther “Wakanda Forever” in Statewide Effort to Increase Voter Turnout
Black Voters Matter announced today its partnership with Pop Culture Collaborative, parent company of the Marvel Franchise, to host various Get Out the Vote (GOTV) activations throughout the state of Georgia in an effort to increase voter participation ahead of the runoff election on December 6. The goal of this campaign entitled, “Wakanda Votes Forever” is to energize and activate voters across [...]