Tag: Young Voters

Opinion

Searching for Joy in Struggle

In January 2014, I found myself sitting among a small group of fellow graduate students at the University of Michigan School of Education. We students seemed nervous, because at the end of the table sat Bob Moses — founder of the Algebra Project, educational justice advocate, and one of the key organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer voter registration campaign 50 years prior.

October 22, 2020

HBCUs

Beto O’Rourke Galvanizes Texas HBCU Students and Leaders

The U.S. Senate campaign of Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke has motivated students at HBCUs in Texas, resulting in thousands registering to vote, rallying for the right to vote on campus, and encouraging others to do the same.

October 21, 2018