Occupy the Vote: National Urban League to Release State of Black America Report

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The Urban League uses 'Occupy the Vote' theme to take on voter suppression...

The annual report promotes the power of the vote.

By Joyce Jones
Posted: 03/07/2012 10:56 AM EST




The National Urban League is starting a new occupy movement—Occupy the Vote—joining a chorus of civil rights groups and advocates in the war against voter suppression. It’s also the theme of The State of Black America 2012: Occupy the Vote to Educate, Employ and Empower that will be released Wednesday night at 7pm ET during a town hall meeting and webcast at Howard University.


According to NUL President Marc Morial, African-Americans must not only become aware of what he and others are calling a national assault on voting rights and arm themselves with the information needed to ensure they’re not turned away from the polls, they’ve also got to use their vote to help determine what kind of future they’re going to have.


“Bottom line, if we’re going to have a voice around education and unemployment at a time when the nation’s debating (budget) cuts,” and reducing investments in critical programs, Morial tells BET.com, “we have to be physically engaged. We have to vote or we’re not going to have a voice at the table.”

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http://www.bet.com/news/national/2012/03/07/national-urban-league-to-release-state-of-black-america-report.html

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