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Tag: black vote

Students from Howard University and others schools in the D.C. area participate in the Get Out the Vote campaign as part of National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the Ronald W. Walters Leadership & Policy Center in Northwest on Nov. 6. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: To Motivate Black Youth to Vote, Avoid Guilt Factor — Just Use Facts

by WI Guest Author February 19, 2020December 21, 2021

Guilt is not the way but maybe by sharing the facts about how our vote matters and influences politicians, more youth will become more involved in the political process. Instead of preaching, let’s start teaching.

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issues the annual "State of Black America" report at the National Press Club in northwest D.C. on May 6. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, D Kevin McNeir, Politics

National Urban League: Blacks Remain Relegated to ‘America’s Caboose’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor May 8, 2019December 21, 2021
Johnny Taylor Jr., former president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, speaks during a Feb. 27 event at the White House to announce his appointment by President Donald Trump (right) as chair of the president's board of advisers for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Are Blacks Warming Up to Trump?

by WI Guest Author October 10, 2018October 31, 2020
Michelle Obama
Posted inPolitics

Michelle Obama Joins Voter Registration Drive for the Midterms

by WI Guest Author August 6, 2018October 31, 2020
Prince George's County voters use touch-screen machines to cast votes at a precinct at Woodmore Elementary School in Mitchellville, Maryland, during the Nov. 4 general election. William J. Ford
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Obama Makes Personal Plea to Black Voters — Let’s Comply

by WI Guest Author September 21, 2016October 30, 2020
President Barack Obama delivers the keynote speech at the Phoenix Awards dinner during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. on Sept. 17. Photo by Travis Riddick
Posted inNational

Obama Closes CBCF Dinner With Call to Vote

by Lauren M. Poteat September 21, 2016October 30, 2020
Obama on Trump: 'We've Got a Museum for Him to Visit'
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Obama’s Urgent Call for Black Voter Turnout

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis September 21, 2016October 30, 2020
The word VOTE stamped on card stock hanging from old twine and clothes pins over a rusty vintage background.
Posted inColumnists, Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: Get Ready Now to Vote on Election Day

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux September 21, 2016October 30, 2020
Donald Trump (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Should We Care about Trump’s First Visit to a Black Church?

by WI Webstaff September 7, 2016October 30, 2020
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
Posted inBlack Experience

Turning Out the Black Vote in 2016

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

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