Voting

Black Women for Wellness Holds Vote Center Placement Community Meeting in South L.A.

January 17, 2019

The Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk partnered with multiple community organizations to educate and prepare the public about the transition from polling places to vote centers. ... read more »

COMMENTARY: Living in America While Being Black Under the Trump Regime

January 3, 2019

“The buying power of the African American community is $1.1 trillion, but it only circulates 6 hours in our community, and the Asians keep a dollar in their community 120 times longer than African Americans. The Jewish keep the dollar in their community for 20 days, and the dollar in the White community circulates 17 days.” ... read more »

An Invitation From Inglewood City Clerk Horton

December 6, 2018

The city clerk is additionally requesting that the polling locations placed in the Inglewood accommodate seniors, students, the disabled and others with special needs. ... read more »

Voter Campaign WOKEUP Wants To Increase Voter Turnout

September 13, 2018

The WOKEUP event took place Saturday, Sep. 1 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in South Los Angeles. ... read more »

VOTE CENTER SURVEY

July 12, 2018

In 2020, LA County will implement the changes proposed by the California Legislature (SB 450) and approved by the Governor in 2017 ... read more »

W.E.B. DU BOIS’ PROVOCATIVE VIEWS ON POLITICS, VOTING, AND NOT VOTING

June 14, 2018

Du Bois’ views were also well timed because they came the week before California’s presidential primary ... read more »

When it comes to the vote, we’re fighting a second Civil War

June 14, 2018

Open voter suppression laws had a far greater effect on the 2016 election than whatever the Russians did ... read more »

Expanding Voter and Civic Engagement

February 21, 2018

The Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy center based in Washington, D.C., estimates that nearly 6 million Americans are ineligible to vote because of laws targeting those with previous criminal convictions. ... read more »

The Right to Vote in a Hostile Climate

July 27, 2017

Their talk streamed live from the Advancement Project’s national office on Facebook July 18. ... read more »

SAG Committee Chair & Actress JoBeth Williams Explains SAG Voting Process

January 9, 2017

SAG Committee Chair & Actress JoBeth Williams Explains SAG Voting and Nominations Process. Correspondent: Brittany K. Jackson ... read more / watch video »

Editorial Cartoons by David G. Brown

November 2, 2016

David G. Brown is an award winning artist, educator and publisher ... read more / view gallery/ view cartoon »

Why the HBCU Community Should Support Hillary Clinton for President

October 27, 2016

The right to vote is a matter of dignity and democracy ... read more »

The NNPA Launches Historic Black Voter Turnout Project for 2016 Election

September 7, 2016

The United States of America is once again at a pivotal and crucial political crossroads ... read more »

William Barber’s Prophetic Voice Demands Voting Rights and Justice for All

August 11, 2016

Barber has worked in the trenches to deliver strong messages that oppose hate, violence and oppression. ... read more »

W.E.B. Du Bois’ Provocative Views on Politics, Voting, and Not Voting

June 1, 2016

On October 20, 1956 W.E.B. DU Bois delivered an eloquent indictment of U.S. politics while explaining to The Nation magazine readers why he would not vote in the upcoming presidential election. ... read more »

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