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Will Celebrity Endorsements Matter In This Year's Election?
2 months, 1 week ago

Will Celebrity Endorsements Matter In This Year's Election?

Huff Post  

Beyoncé speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Oct. 25. After much fevered anticipation, Beyoncé appeared at Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally Friday evening, ready to declare her stance in this year’s election. The global icon, alongside her former Destiny’s Child bandmate, Kelly …

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, receives Ms. Foundation’s Woman of Vision Award
1 year, 7 months ago

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, receives Ms. Foundation’s Woman of Vision Award

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, encouraged women to find inspiration to fight for equity as she accepted the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award Tuesday night, with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown. “I am a woman who remains inspired and driven by this organization,” she said, looking over at Ms. Foundation co-founder Gloria Steinem, who introduced …

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'We won't Black down': Inside activists' new strategy for reaching Georgia's rural voters
2 years, 1 month ago

'We won't Black down': Inside activists' new strategy for reaching Georgia's rural voters

Raw Story  

Andersonville, Ga. – Late Tuesday afternoon, there were more barking dogs than people to be seen among the weathered homes on the outskirts of Andersonville, a small town in southwest Georgia known for its infamous Civil War prison. A motorcade led by Jones driving an eye-catching Black Voters Matter van whose sides were printed with scenes from last century’s Civil …

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House Democrat arrested at Black Voters Matter demonstration
3 years, 5 months ago

House Democrat arrested at Black Voters Matter demonstration

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Capitol police arrested US Rep Hank Johnson during a …

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For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power
3 years, 7 months ago

For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power

Associated Press  

LaTosha Brown opened with a song. The other is the Black Voters Matters Capacity Building Institute, a nonprofit that funds voter education, registrations and other programs to expand access to voting.. After the racial justice protests, most of the donations flowed into the Capacity Building Institute, which from June 2020 to the end of last year received $18 million — …

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Black voters showed they matter in Georgia. Here’s how activists are trying to keep it that way
3 years, 9 months ago

Black voters showed they matter in Georgia. Here’s how activists are trying to keep it that way

LA Times  

Fenika Miller, senior statewide coordinator for Black Voters Matter, sets up a table of free merchandise in the Winning Church parking lot in Warner Robins, Ga. On an unseasonably muggy February afternoon, a tour bus emblazoned with “We got power” snaked through Warner Robins. “We didn’t really get a chance to sit in that victory,” said Miller, 46, the senior …

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A matter of faith: Democrats embrace religion in campaign
5 years, 6 months ago

A matter of faith: Democrats embrace religion in campaign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When 10 Democratic presidential candidates were pressed on immigration policy during their recent debate, Pete Buttigieg took his answer in an unexpected direction: He turned the question into a matter of faith. “The bar for Democrats on reaching broad swaths of the American faith community is lower than ever because of Donald Trump,” said Michael Wear, who led …

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