Loni Love to host Salute Her Awards honoring Cynthia Erivo, Holly Robinson Peete and more
Other honorees to be recognized include LaTosha Brown, co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, and Pinky Cole, founder and CEO of Slutty Vegan.
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The ceremony is a celebration of Women’s History Month. It is the first virtual event of Café Mocha’s ‘Saluting Our Culture’ award series, according to a press release. Future ceremonies will be held in June and September “honoring the phenomenal impact and contributions of African Americans globally.”
The Salute Her Awards theme of “creating a legacy,” recognizes women who go above and beyond through resilience and innovation to establish a legacy of connections for generations to come. Performers slated to take the virtual stage include
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Stand With Georgia Virtual March: Black Youth Vote Georgia Campaign to Fight Biased Voter Suppression Laws
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ATLANTA, Ga., Feb 26, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) Black Youth Vote Georgia (BYV GA) will host the intergenerational Stand With Georgia Virtual March to launch “Don’t Bother My Ballot,” a youth-led campaign to fight oppressive voter suppression laws recently introduced by Georgia legislators and to promote the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Proposed laws to make it harder for elderly, students, people with disabilities and BIPOC voters to exercise their right to vote include: cuts to early voting, stricter voter ID laws, absentee ballot restrictions, and purges of voter rolls.
Civil rights and labor leaders, clergy, activists and a broad range of organizational leaders will join BYV GA, an affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Youth Vote program, to send a bold message to legislators that they will not stand idly by and accept a new era of racist voter suppression schemes.
Speakers joining BYV GA’s MaryPat Hector and Jared Sawyer include: Rep. Nikema Williams, Ambassador Andrew Young, Melanie L. Campbell, and Rev. Al Sharpton
(ATLANTA, Ga.) NEWS: Black Youth Vote Georgia (BYV GA) will host the intergenerational Stand With Georgia Virtual March to launch “Don’t Bother My Ballot,” a youth-led campaign to fight oppressive voter suppression laws recently introduced by Georgia legislators and to promote the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Proposed laws to make it harder for elderly, students, people with disabilities and BIPOC voters to exercise their right to vote include: cuts to early voting, stricter voter ID laws, absentee ballot restrictions, and purges of voter rolls.