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Getting Out the
Voter Education and Mobilization
Setbacks in the 2020 Biennial Census and the lingering effects of the pandemic resulted in major shifts in election administration across the state. This resulted in delaying the majority of elections in 2021. The North Carolina Black Alliance proactively implemented a comprehensive voter education and mobilization initiative for municipal elections across the state to create a more issue-driven civic participation to sustain political power and improve the quality of life for these residents while mobilizing voters. Along with key collaborators and partners, the Data Analyst and Research Team (DART) successfully supported the 2021 midterm elections and constructed a proven implementation plan while securing over 2,000 volunteers for the 2022 Midterm election. Just as critical to our voter engagement turnout work, we continued our voter safety and protection campaign to support voters by providing reliable election information and PPE to community groups. We also reimagined our campus engagement by retooling our youth voter engagement program to provide heightened access to our HBCU campuses. This new level of engagement allowed us to build a statewide cohort of faculty and staff across the state, facilitating engagement with a more narrowly focused group of fellows, which allowed us to host one of the most successful in-person HBCU Think Tanks to date.
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RACIAL EQUITY AND REDISTRICTING FOCUS OF 2021 HBCU THINK TANK
The 7th Annual HBCU Think Tank took place at Donald Julian Reaves Student Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. The event co-sponsored with Common Cause NC brought together student representatives from North Carolina A&T State University, WinstonSalem State University, Livingstone College, Elizabeth City State University and Bennett College. 4 | North Carolina Black Alliance
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