Black Voter Suppression
Black voters continue to face enormous hurdles in the U.S. electoral process. Voter disenfranchisement and suppression are at an all-time high. This includes online disinformation, poll taxes, polling station closures in Black neighborhoods, voters abruptly removed from the rolls, gerrymandering, strict voter-id and registration laws, and much more. It is imperative that Black communities and our votes are protected and that we are informed of the various sophisticated techniques used to suppress, deter, and or stop Black communities from voting.
Types of Black Voter Suppression
Black Voter Organizations
“Black Voters Matter goal is to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny. We agree with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said, “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/
“The Stop Digital Voter Suppression™ Project is a grassroots reporting movement that will supplement our extensive data collection efforts with real-life experiences.”
https://stoponlinevaw.com/stop-digital-voter-suppression-project/
“The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation is a 501 (c) 3 non-partisan civic engagement organization that strives to cultivate institutional base-building capacity and intergenerational leadership models at the local, state and national levels.”
https://www.ncbcp.org
AME (V-ALERT) is the Voter Education, Mobilization, and Education Project by the AME Church Connectional Lay Organization. AME V-ALERT seeks to create networks that include local congregations and engaged community partners to encourage eligible voters to vote!
http://www.amev-alert.org
“Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.”
https://fairfight.com