This week we discuss the importance of elections and the influence of Black women voters. The guests are Holli Holiday, senior political and data advisor to the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; and Dr. Elise Scott, director of the Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University. The hosts for this episode are Kezmiché “Kim” Atterbury and Jordun Lawrence.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Shelby County v. Holder
Moral Monday protests
Midterm Elections
Power of Black women voters
Voter suppression tactics
Voting and the U.S. Census
Holding elected officials accountable
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