Early Voting Election Guide: What Voters in Harris County Should Know
Here’s what you need to know to participate in early voting in Harris County.
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Black Voters Strongly Support for Quality Early Childhood Education
Across all demographics, voters express dedicated support for solutions including increasing funding going to states to expand childcare options and modernizing the tax system to support childcare and early learning.
Biden, Harris Invited to NNPA Convention as Black Press Celebrates 197 Years, Addresses Voter Turnout and Empowering Black Communities
This year’s event, themed “Empowering Black Press, Communities, Families, and Voter Turnout,” marks the Black Press’s 197th anniversary, just three years shy of its bicentennial.
Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote to Engage Voters Across the Country This Summer
When We All Vote’s Founder and Co-Chair, Michelle Obama, will use her voice throughout the tour to engage eligible voters.
25 Million Black and Latino Voters are Missing or Incorrectly Listed in U.S. Voter Databases
Nearly 25 million Black and Latino eligible voters are effectively absent from voter databases, making them virtually unreachable by traditional outreach methods.
Biden-Harris Campaign Appoints Black Media Director for Voter Outreach
The Biden-Harris 2024 campaign has hired Jasmine Harris as the Director of Black Media. Harris, who previously held a similar role for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Coalition Kicks off Votercade With Goal of 10 Million More Black Voters
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The bar is set high: 10 million more Black voters. That’s the goal as the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC), the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Rainbow Push, the Hip Hop Caucus, and others set out on a bus tour across the nation to blunt voter suppression…
New Poll: Black Voters Overwhelmingly Support Student Debt Forgiveness
Despite lawsuits from Republicans and other opponents, President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan appears a hit with Black voters. HIT Strategies, which bills itself as the only millennial and minority-owned public opinion research company, found that the approval ratings for both Biden and Congressional Democrats increased by 79% to 82%, respectively, after the loan…
Vice President Harris Addresses NAACP Convention; Urges Black Voter Participation
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the NAACP convention last month, declaring that freedom, liberty, and democracy are on the ballot in the upcoming midterm elections. She implored the large gathering at the Atlantic City Convention Center to make sure that all voices are heard. “We’re not going to be able to get these days…
53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children Of Civil Rights Icon Fight Voter Suppression
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Fifty-three years after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, the slain civil rights icon’s legacy is easily seen in how his daughter has continued to fight for many of the same causes. Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the…
Avoid Election Day Anxiety with These Tips
Here are some ways to keep Election Day stress in check.
America Votes as Nation Braces for Impact on Election Night
Major cities brace under the weight of both the election’s outcome and the threat of violence.
List: Election Night Watch Parties in the Houston Area
Here is a list of some watch parties we found in the Houston area.
A Conversation with Down Ballot Candidates – Where your vote will matter most
On October 17, 2024, Houston Ethnic Media hosted an important and informative conversation, via Zoom, focused on the often-overlooked down-ballot races for Harris and Fort Bend Counties. The candidates featured play a crucialrole in local governance, justice, and public safety. The Zoom included the following candidates: REMEMBER THIS: Info from the League of Women Voters of…
2024 Fort Bend Candidate Forum
BakerRipley and EMGAGE, held a non-partisan Fort Bend Candidate Forum at UH Sugar Land on October 12, 2024, to provide the community an opportunity to meet the candidates in local and state contested races. The forum allowed the candidates opportunities to introduce themselves, share their beliefs and platform, and answer any questions the audience posed….
Justice Department Expands Protections for Voting Rights, Election Integrity
The Justice Department said it wants to ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot free from discrimination, intimidation, and unlawful interference.
2024 Presidential Election on a Knife’s Edge as Early Votes Pour In
Early voting data has begun to shed light on which states might see the most significant shifts—and, in some cases, repeat the razor-thin margins of 2020.
Criminal Justice Reform Poised to Be Decisive Issue in 2024 Election, Poll Shows
Voters in key battleground states overwhelmingly favor reform.
METRO Offering Free Rides to the Polls
Registered voters can enjoy a free roundtrip to vote in the 2024 elections on a local bus, METRORail, METRO curb2curb and METROLift.
VP Kamala Harris Unveils Agenda for Black Men, Promises Wealth-Building, Opportunity as Election Nears
Harris’ detailed plan appears to offer Black men a vision of leadership, opportunity, and economic empowerment.