when we all vote
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#VotingSquad: Michelle Obama Wants You to Get Your Friends and Family to the Polls and Vote
There are only 11 days left before the 2018 midterm elections, and efforts to make sure people get out to the polls and vote are ramping up. Michelle Obama, co-chair of When We All Vote, has launched a new digital campaign that aims to get all Americans involved in making sure their friends and family…
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Michelle Obama and When We All Vote Unveil New Site That Helps You Cast Your Midterm Ballot
It’s something of an understatement to say that anticipation is high for this year’s midterms. Researchers and pollsters around the country are predicting record high turnout for the 2018 elections—with one NPR story predicting as many as 47 percent to 50 percent of eligible voters will cast a ballot this year. If that seems low,…
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Take This With You To The Polls: Ballot Initiatives Every Black Person Should Know About
Although most of the talk about the midterm elections have centered on individuals, when we head to the polls on November 6, almost every state and municipality will ask its citizens to make a few crucial decisions regarding the laws, statutes and even state constitutional amendments. Using Ballotpedia’s list of 2018 election measures and information…
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Why Is It So Damn Hard To Vote?
They don’t want you to vote. I am not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I believe in the mythical “they.” So, for years, I have always wondered why more black people didn’t vote. Even if one doesn’t believe in politics, democracy or supporting a political system founded on white supremacy, I vote for the same…
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Janelle Monáe and Angela Rye Have One Message: Go Vote
The midterm elections are coming in November, and this vote comes at a critical point in our nation’s history. After all, we as Americans have the power to decide who will lead our country out of the despair of this Trumpian regime (barring no interference from Russia—let’s be real). Regardless, we must do our part…
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Janelle Monáe, Angela Rye and The Root Show Spelman What Happens When We All Vote
Macaroni and aluminum foil. In 20 years, when two-thirds of the Senate is filled with graduates from Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and you spot me on the White House lawn talking to the new Secretary of Clapback, Angela Rye, if you ask me what I brought to President Janelle Monáe’s inauguration cookout, now…
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Before Our Meeting, Michelle Obama Asked Me to Remind You What Happens When We All Vote
Wait … I’m not going to meet Michelle Obama? Hold up. Ok, I know that there is a lot at stake this election including the possibility of three black governors (in Georgia, Maryland and Florida, of all places), the chance to kick extraterrestrial humanoid Ted Cruz out of office and control of the House and…
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Michelle Obama Unveils Text Message Campaign That Makes It Easier to Register to Vote
When We All Vote, the non-profit, non-partisan voting initiative started by Michelle Obama, is gearing up for its National Week of Action in a major way: by helping you get registered to vote. The week kicks off in earnest on Saturday, with the only first lady we acknowledge headlining an event Sunday in Las Vegas.…
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This Is Not a Drill: Your New Best Friends, Michelle Obama, Janelle Monáe and Angela Rye Want to See You at Spelman
Join The Root and special guests Janelle Monáe and Angela Rye as we partner up with Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote campaign at the campus of Spelman College on Thursday, Sept. 27. The event is part of #WhenWeAllVote’s Week of Action; all around the country, our #ForeverFirstLady and her campaign co-chairs will host registration…
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During Black Girls Rock, Michelle Obama Had a Special Message to Black Women
During a star-studded celebration of black girlhood and womanhood, our #foreverandeverandeverFLOTUS Michelle Obama premiered a new PSA for her voting initiative, When We All Vote. “We’ve all seen the difference we can make when we choose to cast our ballots. And we’ve all seen the consequences when we don’t bother to show up to the…