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voting

Who Gon’ Check Us: African-American Voters Surpassed White Turnout in 2012 Election

Voting rights are under attack in the Supreme Court and in several Republican-controlled state legislatures. Some politicians and political appointments – including Justice Antonin Scalia – consider central provisions in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “racial entitlements” and are attempting to pass bills interceding on African-American voting power. Purposeful attacks against communities of color…

2chainz
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2chainz

2Chainz, Convicted Felons and Voting Rights

Famed rapper 2 Chainz is lending his influence to a cause greater than turning up. With less than two weeks until the national election, 2 Chainz has teamed up with the Respect My Vote! campaign to educate convicted felons about regaining their voting rights. 2 Chainz and Respect My Vote! have launched a national public…

Voting
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election 2012

Voting & Getting It Done Early

Election Day is ten days away, and by now you’ve been inundated with ads sponsored by the DNC and RNC. The race for the White House is drawing to a close, but the mud slinging is at an all time high. Everyone has their candidate of choice. But there are those people who are still…

National Voter Registration Day
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Politics

It’s National Voter Registration Day!

There’s 42 days until the election and whether you’re voting for Obama or Romney, the most important thing is that you’re voting. There are plenty of people in the U.S that for whatever reason, can’t vote. Then there are those who make excuses. “Oh it doesn’t matter who wins”, “What good is my vote going…

Singles Ladies
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voting

Single Ladies, Put Your Ballots Up

Since this is an election year, it’s time for our presidential candidates to come a-courtin’. Our incumbent and hopefuls are hard-selling their platform to key voting contingents–perhaps with more determination than ever, considering the difference such wooing made in ballot turn-out last time. Young people and minorities are on everyone’s radar, but there’s another demographic…