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Coalition of Black Women Leaders Partner To Galvanize Over 100,000 Black Women to Vote In Georgia

NCBCP and BWR launched a black women-led coalition campaign focused on leveraging the power of Black Women’s Leadership and Vote In the 2018 mid-term election cycle and beyond.

BWR's 2017 Post-Election Preliminary Report #Powerofhesistervote #FollowBlackwomen

The Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) Intergenerational Public Policy Network, in partnership with the Ronald Walters Leadership & Public Policy Center (Howard University) released a 2017 Post-Election Preliminary Report -- "Impact of the Black Women's Vote & Leadership in the 2017 Election Cycle." Black women didn't just vote in 2017, Black women led the way by running successfully for state-wide and local office; trained, funded and endorsed progressive Black candidates; organized successful Black voter mobilization & turnout campaigns and protected voters and voting rights for all Americans across the nation.

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May 23, 2018

COALITION OF BLACK WOMEN LEADERS PARTNER IN CAMPAIGN TO GALVANIZE OVER 150,000 BLACK WOMEN TO VOTE IN HISTORIC GEORGIA ELECTION

NCBCP and BWR Launched a Black Women-Led Coalition Campaign in Georgia Focused on Leveraging the Power of Black Women’s Leadership and Vote In the 2018 Mid-Term Election Cycle and Beyond

May 22, 2018

COALITION OF BLACK WOMEN LEADERS PARTNER TO ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN TO GALVANIZE OVER 100,000 BLACK WOMEN TO VOTE IN GEORGIA AND ASSIST VOTERS AT THE POLLS TO PROTECT THEIR VOTE

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) Launched a Black Women-Led Coalition Campaign Focused on Leveraging the Power of Black Women’s Leadership and Vote In the 2018 Mid-Term Election Cycle and Beyond

May 11, 2018

NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND BLACK WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE LAUNCH NATIONAL UNITY ’18 BLACK VOTING & POWER BUILDING CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA

Campaign Focused on Leveraging the Power of Black Women’s Leadership and Vote In the 2018 Mid-Term Election Cycle and Beyond

Oct 12, 2017

BLACK WOMEN AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS SHOW SUPPORT FOR JEMELE HILL DEMAND THAT ESPN REINSTATE JOURNALIST IMMEDIATELY Hill Defended for Her Passion and First Amendment Rights

In a letter received by ESPN’s President John Skipper today, a number of African American women, civil rights and social justice leaders are voicing their support of Jemele Hill who has been suspended for two weeks by the sports network for her tweets about President Trump and Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones.

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NCBCP Programs

Black Male Initiative

The Black Youth Vote! Black Male Initiative is a program designed to provide a platform to encourage civic engagement between inter-generational groups of black men and boys. The signature event of this initiative is the annual Gathering of Black men and boys on Capitol Hill.

Black Youth Vote!
The Next Generation of Black Leadership

Black Youth Vote! (BYV!) is a national grassroots coalition of organizations and individuals committed to increasing political and civic engagement among black youth and young adults between the ages of 18-35. On April 4, 1996, BYV! was launched under the theme “The Ballot, Not the Bullet” live on CSPAN to address the chronic decline in Black youth voter participation.

Black Women’s Roundtable Policy Statement

The National Coalition Black Women’s Roundtable promotes public policies that ensure stable families and a prepared workforce for today and tomorrow. BWR believes that there must be intentional efforts, including program development, funding, staffing, administrative practice and rule of law to ensure genuine equity -- especially for women, communities of color, low income communities and others that have been traditionally left out of the policymaking arena. Click here to read the full statement.

Black Women’s Roundtable

The Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) is an intergenerational civic engagement network of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. At the forefront of championing just and equitable public policy on behalf of Black women, BWR promotes their health and wellness, economic security, education and global empowerment as key elements for success.

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Melanie L. Campbell

Melanie L. Campbell is the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable Intergenerational Public Policy Network. Ms. Campbell has served in the civil rights, social justice, youth and women’s rights movement for over 20 years.

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