Amplifying Black Perspectives: Insights from the 2024 Pre-Election Survey offers a snapshot of the views and priorities that shaped how Black Americans voted in a pivotal election year.
Read MoreCBCF Statement on 2024 Election Results, Reaffirms Commitment to Advancing Equity and Opportunity for Black Communities
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) recognizes the 2024 presidential election results and the potential for significant policy shifts in areas that directly impact Black communities and other communities of color.
Read MoreUnshackling the Vote: A New Chapter for Formerly Incarcerated Americans
Formerly incarcerated people deserve the right to vote in all 50 states. You have the power to build a more inclusive democracy by voting for state officials who support legislation to restore this essential right.
Read MoreThe Future of Black Political Power: Why We Need to Listen to Young Voters Now
This generation, profoundly aware of the ongoing fight for social justice, views voting not as a singular tool for civic participation, but as one of many tools in their quest for a more democratic society. We must start listening instead of lecturing to connect with them genuinely if we want to increase voter turnout.
Read MoreYour Vote, Your Power: Turning Election Concerns into Action
At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 53rd Annual Legislative Conference, our Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR) surveyed attendees on their top concerns about the 2024 Election.
Read MoreThe Power and Promise of the Black Vote
In our current political landscape, we are witnessing a pivotal moment in history where the power wielded by Black voters is being increasingly recognized and acknowledged—although not always with positive intentions or to positive ends. It is crucial to lean into this moment ahead of the 2024 election and recognize its implications for democracy and Black social life.
Read MoreThe Movement Matters
We are 16 months away from another presidential election; however, the campaign season is nearly in full swing.
Read More2014 Midterm Elections: You May Have Lost the Battle, But it Does Not Mean You Lost the War
Like so many others around the country on the evening of November 4, 2014, I was glued to my TV screen flipping in between the different major news networks for the results of the 2014 midterm elections.
Read MoreOnline Voting: The Wave of the Future?
It was a crisp fall day in 2008, when students all over the University of Memphis campus boarded buses heading to local voting facilities to cast their votes in a landmark, meritorious presidential election.
Read MoreMaking Election Day a Family Affair
I am very proud to say that Election Day is a huge event for my family. Ever since my boys were born, I have taken them to vote with me in each primary, runoff, midterm and general election.
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