“We all suffer, and we all triumph, and we all get to choose how we hold both.” ― Demi Moore

“Have heart in the things you do. You don’t always need a second or third opinion for every last decision you make.” ― Torron-Lee Dewar

Happy Tuesday!  Today is September 15, 2020, we are now 7 weeks away from Election Day.  In some states, thanks to early voting, election day begins later this month!   This week’s voting reminder begins by first directing your attention to watching a short video included below: Understanding absentee voting, mail-in voting and early voting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIafCE7PqM…

I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy from the COVID-19 pandemic.  This email message is a follow up to what I’ve sent during black history month about the NBPC/Gary Convention: In honor of the historic National Black Political Convention (NBPC) that occurred in Indiana 48 years ago, the NBPC will be held…

Happy Tuesday!  Today is September 8, 2020, we are now 8 weeks away from Election Day.  In some states, thanks to early voting, election day begins later this month!   Keeping in tune with this month’s “Know Before You Go (Vote)” theme, I want to begin this week’s reminder by drawing your attention to the below…

Happy Tuesday!  Today is September 1, 2020, which is also National Poll Worker Recruitment (NPWR) Day!  NPWR Day was established by the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to bring awareness on the importance of election poll workers (paid or unpaid, depending on jurisdiction) and their role in administering free & fair elections, and strengthening the…

During Black History Month 2020, I provided an example of a voting rights case that involved a Birmingham, Alabama suburb’s (Pleasant Grove) use of the “at-large” voting system to weaken the political power of its African American residents.  At-large voting was/is sometimes used by local governments, to prevent changes in political leadership that can result…

Happy Tuesday!  Today is August 25, 2020.  We are now 10 weeks away from Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020.   By now, you probably have completed your personal “call to action” plan that you can easily execute this fall.  If so, please encourage other people you know to do the same.  Otherwise, I encourage you…

If you’re following the Presidential primaries at all, the below NBC News article keeps the 2020 black history month theme fresh in our minds: “‘The black man’s country club’: To understand black voters, look to their barbershops” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/black-man-s-country-club-understand-black-voters-look-their-n1144526

Yesterday, we took a glimpse at the state of North Carolina, as an example of what state governments were doing in the wake of the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court decision.  I encourage you to do your own research about North Carolina’s election laws, especially if you have friends or loved ones living…