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OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE POWER IN OUR COMMUNITIES. EFFECTIVE VOTING ALLOWS A COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE ITS OWN DESTINY.
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House Vote for John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Marks Milestone for Protecting Voting Rights – But It’s Only The First Step
Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, issued this statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: “With last night’s House vote to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward, we’re back in the game of protecting our most basic right as Americans: the right to vote. For months, we marched, rallied, and petitioned members of the Senate [...]
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Black Voters Matter, T.X. Reps Reynolds and Hinojosa Issue Statements as Senate Delays Acting on Voting Rights and Stays in Weekend Session on Infrastructure Bill GalleryBlack Voters Matter, T.X. Reps Reynolds and Hinojosa Issue Statements as Senate Delays Acting on Voting Rights and Stays in Weekend Session on Infrastructure Bill
Black Voters Matter, T.X. Reps Reynolds and Hinojosa Issue Statements as Senate Delays Acting on Voting Rights and Stays in Weekend Session on Infrastructure Bill
This weekend, as voting rights continue to come under attack in communities across America, the U.S. Senate has suspended its usual recess to consider an infrastructure spending bill. In the meantime, Republican lawmakers in nearly all 50 states are considering legislation to limit absentee voting, remove ballot drop boxes, shorten voting hours, and impose other cruel voter restrictions. Black Voters Matter Fund co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown said: “The [...]
Black Voters Matter Co-Founder LaTosha Brown Issues Statement Following White House Meeting With V.P. Kamala Harris
LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, issued this statement after she and several members of the Black Women’s Roundtable met with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the nationwide assault on voting rights: “Earlier this week, after President Biden addressed the nation on voting rights, we urged his administration to prove its commitment to combating voter suppression and lay out a strategy to restore ballot access. Today’s meeting with [...]
