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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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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 used during homecoming season, which starts this month, and is [...]
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, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken the extraordinary step of [...]
Texas Voter Suppression Bill Sends A Clear Message – Republicans Will Stop At Nothing To Roll Back Voting Rights
“Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas state legislature should be ashamed of themselves. After months of protest from activists, experts, constituents, and their own colleagues railing against Senate Bill 1, Texas Republicans have brushed off the demands of millions of Texans and approved the most restrictive voter suppression bill in the nation. This bill turns back the clock on years of progress to expand vote-by-mail, 24-hour voting, drive-thru voting, [...]
