Episode #16: “ON THE YARD” : HBCU VOTE 2020 - a podcast by The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE)
from 2020-10-02T16:00
For this live-streamed event, Lezli and her ON THE YARD co-host Zuri Levene Harvell; Spelman College ‘21, chat with two SGA Presidents students, Alanna Gaskin; Prairie View A&M University ‘21 and Xavier McClinton; Florida A&M University ‘21, as well as Andrea Hailey CEO of Vote.org about some of the unprecedented voting-related obstacles facing college students this election season, digital voter suppression, the national poll worker shortage crisis, data from the 2020 mid-terms regarding the percentage of rejected mail-in/absentee ballots of college students, and exact solutions on how to ensure your vote is counted this election season.
Relevant and Recommended Reads
- The New Voter Suppression
- Prairie View A&M students sue Texas county, allege voter suppression of Black citizens
- Empty US college campuses are making it harder for students to vote
- Where the youth vote could matter most in 2020
CALL TO ACTION
VISIT VOTE.ORG
- Check if you are registered to vote
- Request a mail in ballot
- Get assistance with voting by mail
- Volunteer to be a Poll Worker
WHAT IF I’M REGISTERED TO VOTE + I GET TO THE POLLS + TOLD I’M NOT ON THE ROLL
- Do not leave
- Call the Election Protection Hotline 1-866-687-8683
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Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) /Zuri Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)
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