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Who Are the Black Swing Voters?

Black voters are not monolithic. Astead W. Herndon, a national reporter for The New York Times and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” asks a political strategist, Prentiss Haney, and Maryland’s governor, Wes Moore, about how Democrats and

Black Voters are NOT a Monolith

Released two months before Election Day, a new study of Black voters and non-voters has identified five “Black values clusters” that can help organizations improve community outreach and engagement as they prepare for Nov. 5.

Survey Reveals Five Distinct Political Groups Among Black Voters

Organizers say identifying Black voter groups helps refine engagement strategies. A new survey sheds light on the diverse perspectives of Black voters and their approaches to various election issues. The Guardian reports that Sojourn Strategies’ survey identifies Black voters as

Black US voting ‘bloc’ composed of five distinct political groups

Identifying clusters of Black voters and their motivations can help tailor voter engagement strategies, organizers say Black voters in the US are often lumped into one bloc, but a new national survey has found that they can be defined by

How the Democrat’s national convention compared to last month’s GOP convention

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Republican strategist Tricia McLaughlin and Democratic strategist Katrina Gamble what were the stories their parties' conventions tried to tell — and were they successful?

Want Black votes? Offer Black voters true empowerment

Polling over the past few months has made it clear that Black voters are poised to play a determinative role in the 2024 presidential election. Black voters are no longer an afterthought or a mere get-out-the-vote audience. Their decisions to

Some voters still seeking a ‘political home’

Some voters who don’t feel they are represented by those in office are desperate to find a “political home,” and one expert tells NBC Bay Area it could affect voter turnout in November. Click Here to watch the Full Video

25 Million Black and Brown Voters Are Missing or Incorrectly Listed in U.S. Voter Databases

An eye-opening report titled “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown Communities” has unveiled a concerning reality. According to the report, authored by Miriam McKinney Gray for the Democracy & Power Innovation

Waning enthusiasm from Black voters presents an inflection point for Biden’s campaign

R. John Thomas, of Cincinnati, said he did not participate in a new NBC News poll indicating 20% of Black voters would consider voting for Donald Trump if the presidential election were held today. But if he had been polled,

This Is Why Black Voters Are ‘Rightfully Cynical’ About Electoral System: Expert On Black Voters

Dr. Katrina Gamble, CEO & Founder of Sojourn Strategies joined Cat Oriel on “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss her research on the Black electorate, why many Black voters are “rightfully cynical” about the political system and what Republicans and Democrats alike