Article Category: On the Ground

  • Lawyers’ coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement

    Tameka Ramsey: It’s a shame that ever since Black people were guaranteed the right to vote, they’ve had to pick “the lesser of two evils” on their ballots, said Tameka Ramsey, interim executive director of the Michigan Coalition on Black Civic Participation. “But that’s so old,” said Ramsey, whose group was inspired by the February…

    June 4, 2024
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  • Local Elections Come With High Stakes for Atlanta’s Black Community

    Issues Black Georgians care about most, such as housing, healthcare, rent pricing, employee pay, public safety, criminal justice reform, potholes and property taxes will all be impacted by the results of several elections decided this month, according to Helen Butler, executive director of Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, a grassroots voter engagement and voting…

    June 4, 2024
    1 minute read