Voting Rights – Howard University News Service

Criminal Justice·Election 2024·Voting Matters 2024·Washington D.C.

Formerly Incarcerated First-Time Voter Has Hopes for this Election

November 5, 2024

by Melanie Jones

By Melanie Jones Howard University News Service WASHINGTON— Despite being convicted of 34 felonies, former President…

Democracy Day 2024·Election 2024

Respect My Vote! Uses Hip Hop to Encourage Voting

September 15, 2024

by Kayla Smernoff

By Kayla Smernoff Howard University News Service Voting runs in Chloe Mason’s family. “I’m ready to…

Democracy Day 2024·Video 2024

‘This Is Our Lunch Counter Moment,’ Rev. Yearwood of Hip Hop Caucus Says

September 14, 2024

by Trinity Kinslow

It’s important for students know that “this is our lunch counter moment for the 21st century,”…

Election 2024·Howard University

Hip Hop Caucus Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Town Hall and Respect My Vote! Campaign at Howard

September 10, 2024

by Kayla Smernoff

By Kayla Smernoff Howard University News Service The Hip Hop Caucus’s Respect My Vote! campaign is…

Democracy Day 2024·Election 2024·Voting Matters 2024

College Students Face Voting Barriers in 2024 Elections

September 6, 2024

Daryn ONealandLemaria Benson-StevensandMadison BeloandTrinity Webster-Bass

Tune in at 4:28 on this episode of The HillTalks podcast to hear about the voting…

Audio·Election 2024·Politics·State & Local·Video·Voting

Non-Citizens Gain Right to Vote in Local D.C. Elections

April 17, 2024

Amya HenryandMya Trujillo

By Amya Henry and Mya Trujillo, NewsVision The District of Columbia is changing its definition of…

Campus·Election 2022·HBCU·Howard University·Voting

Howard Hosts Town Hall on Mobilizing the HBCU Vote

October 27, 2022

by Corinne Dorsey

By Corinne Dorsey Howard University News Service Historically Black colleges and universities are at the…

Washington D.C.

Politics and Protest: Reflections from Charlotte, NC

November 17, 2021

by Jennifer Thomas

Saturday, August 28 marked the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington, ushered in by the…

News·NewsVision·Voting

Securing the Right to Vote: Marchers Take to the Nation’s Capital to Demand Change

August 30, 2021

by Jennifer Thomas

On the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, supporters took part in a new…

Thousands of people who gathered in Washington to protect voting rights march from McPherson Square to the National Mall where they demanded passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill. Photograph by Cheriss May, Howard University News Service

News·Voting

Thousands Descend on Capital on Anniversary to Demand Voting Rights Protection

August 28, 2021

by Ingrid Sturgis

By Gregory L. Coleman, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — More than 25,000 people from across…