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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 the state and to raise awareness about the issues impacting [...]
Black Voters Matter Speaks Out on Midterm Elections
In a follow-up to yesterday's mid-term election results, Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, offer the following statement: "Despite ongoing efforts to dismantle Black voting power, Black voters were, in fact, a critical piece of the wall that stopped the red wave. Black voters impacted several key senate races, including Pennsylvania and Arizona, as well as key congressional districts in Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia. [...]
BVM Statement on Texting Campaign
In response to a recent text messaging campaign error in Kansas, Black Voters Matter has prepared the following statement: “We've been made aware that text messages have been sent to voters via our third party vendor, Movement Labs, which included incorrect polling place information. Movement Labs has acknowledged and taken full responsibility for the error, as BVM did not endorse these text messages. We are deeply sorry for the confusion [...]