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Through an innovative campaign infrastructure that ties together grassroots people-led organizing in more than 20 states with large-scale efforts to change federal policy, Woke Vote is currently leading campaigns to help Black communities increase civic engagement. Read all about it here!

64 years ago, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges chose bravery and stepped into history, becoming the first Black student to integrate an all-white school at William Frantz Elementary in New Orleans. Her courage helped pave the way for generations to come. Toda

Elected officials work for you and you’re here to make sure they keep that same ENERGY — here’s 4 things you can do right now to stay engaged, stay vocal, and make sure they know the community is watching.

#PullTheirReceipts #Stay

This Veterans Day, we honor the courageous service of our veterans, who have fought to protect the freedoms and rights that define our nation, including the freedom to vote. May we remember their sacrifices when we cast our vote every election. #Vete

Today, Woke Vote celebrates the power of community: the many faces, hands, brains and voices that have come together this election season. So many wins were forged on the local level—wins that matter because we took communities from margins to

Dear poll workers — we see you and we thank you. We know that after we return home from voting, you’re still putting in work by counting ballots, cleaning up polling locations, and protecting our democracy. ✊🏽 Because of you, we could vo

🚨 STAY IN LINE! 🚨

If your polling place is about to close while you’re still in line, you have the right to vote. Don’t let anything stop you—stay in line, and make sure your vote is counted. #StayInLine #StayWokeAndGoVote

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CBS 42

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute names DeJuana Thompson as permanent president

CBS 42

CBS 42

PR NEWSWIRE

Renowned Artists Partner with eBay to Design Bandanas for Democracy; The Initiative Titled "Artists Band Together" Supports Grassroots "Get Out the Vote" Programs in the US

PR NEWSWIRE

PR NEWSWIRE

INSTYLE

What Is Voter Suppression, and What Does it Look Like?

INSTYLE

INSTYLE

Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights Campaign Foundation & HIT Strategies Release Research on Voters of Color & Vote by Mail

Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights Campaign

ESSENCE

My Righteous Guide: Congressman John Lewis And His Commitment To ‘Good Trouble’

ESSENCE

ESSENCE

WBRC

‘Woke Vote’ encourages voter registration as AL reaches record high

WBRC

WBRC

NY MAG

137 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color

NY MAG

NY MAG

The 19th

Wisconsin's primary pits voting against safety

The 19th

The 19th

Equal Voice - Marguerite Casey Foundation

#Engage2020: Nonprofit Woke Vote Taps Power of Black America

Equal Voice - Marguerite Casey Foundation

Equal Voice - Marguerite Casey Foundation

The Baltimore Times

Mapping the Count: Census Week of Action

The Baltimore Times

The Baltimore Times

Field Studio Film

Watch: DeJuana Thompson + Woke Vote Shake Up American Politics

Field Studio Film

Field Studio Film

Facing South

Woke Vote: New Film Documents Change in the South One Vote at a Time

Facing South

Facing South

AL

Dejuana Thompson: I Choose Civil Disobedience

AL

AL

AL

After raising $2 million to 'Woke' black millennial voters last year, Birmingham native targeting 2018 elections

AL

AL

WBRC

“Woke Vote” works to make your voice heard at polls

WBRC

WBRC

AL

Actor Don Cheadle, in Birmingham for Woke Vote, 2018 Magic City Classic: ‘We can’t sit on our hands’

AL

AL

MSNBC

Black voter turnout: 'You only get what you put in'

MSNBC

MSNBC

The Atlantic

How Grassroots Organizers Got Black Voters to the Polls in Alabama

The Atlantic

The Atlantic

The Guardian

The Resistance Now: organizers on the ground scored Alabama victory

The Guardian

The Guardian

CBS 42

Woke Vote brings out the young voters

CBS 42

CBS 42

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