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Black Youth Vote! – Our Voices! Our Issues! Our Politics!
Black Youth Vote! is a broad based coalition of organizations and individuals committed to increasing political and civic involvement among black men and women aged 18-35. BYV! is youth led and dedicated to educating young voters in the Black community who are increasingly disenfranchised and alienated from the electoral and legislative process. Through civic education, leadership development and training, BYV! works to educate youth and young adults on how to identify issues and ways to influence public policy.
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Black Women’s Roundtable – Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
The Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) is a project that brings together individuals and organizations committed to social justice and economic equality through the increased participation of women in the political process. Initiated in 1983, BWR continues to: (1) sponsor projects emphasizing the importance of women in the political process; (2) develop leadership potential of African American women by encouraging education on the political process and preparation to run for public office; and (3) ensure the involvement of African American women in policy discussions about the significance of the effect women voters have on the political process.
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Voices of the Electorate
Voices of the Electorate (VOTE) is a diverse, non-partisan coalition campaign, designed to bring together national, state and local organizations, leaders and community activists to address election reform and other issues impacting civic participation. VOTE activities include public awareness campaigns, civic education trainings, town hall meetings, and election reform legislation advocacy. VOTE serves as a clearinghouse for up-to-date information on civic issues.
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Information Resource and Training Center (IRTC) - Information is Political Power
The Information Resource Center (IRTC) is the National Coalition's outreach arm to its membership and the general public. The IRTC provides general information and responds to citizen's inquires regarding registration processes and voter participation. Opportunities are created for youth to intern and assist The National Coalition in analyzing voting statistics and trends. Through an investment in global communications technology, IRTC has increased its ability to serve and communicate effectively with researchers, media, public officials, students, organizations, and many others.
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Operation Big Vote
The primary outreach program of the National Coalition traditionally has been Operation Big Vote (OBV), a nationwide nonpartisan, grassroots civic engagement and voter participation campaign. The program supports intensive civic education, registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) activities at a local level. The local OBVs hire their own staff and formulate their own plans, while the national office is responsible for providing training and technical assistance. OBV partners provide an environment where local issues, often with national implications, are addressed by a cross-section of individuals who bring various interests, ages, backgrounds and experiences to the process.
The National Coalition staff provides assistance on civic participation techniques through regional workshops, trainings, seminars and meetings for its Operation Big Vote, Black Youth Vote!, Black Women’s Roundtable and Voices of the Electorate convenors and coordinators, member organizations and other groups.
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INITIATIVES
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Unity Civic Engagement and Voter Empowerment Campaign
In 1998, the NCBCP launched the Unity Civic Engagement and Voter Empowerment Campaign, a national civic engagement program that provides the information, skills, support and collective action that Black Americans needed to fully participate in the democratic process. Key partners have included the National Urban League, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Black Entertainment Television, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, UniverSoul Circus and over 160 other national, civic, civil rights, community, faith-based and fraternal organizations.
For the Unity ’04 Campaign, the NCBCP overwhelmingly met five overarching goals:
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Registered over one million new voters nationwide.
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Boosted Black voter turnout by at least 5% in 14 targeted states.
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Increased participation of underrepresented populations, including immigrants and Black youth—who witnessed the largest spike in turnout of any population with 11%!
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Educated voters about their rights with state-based Bill of Rights and other materials, and ensured voters were able to cast ballots without fear or intimidation.
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Ensured that every vote was counted.
Click here for information on NCBCP’s Unity ’08 Campaign.
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