Thursday, June 5, 2008

DC Vote and the Urban League Meets with Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

Owen Brooks has been an advocate for DC voting rights before our own DC Vote staff was even born! In 1950, he marched from Boston to the Capitol Building to demand the vote for DC residents.

Chatting Up DC Vote with a Representative from the JSU Political Science Department


We had a fantastic meeting with Dr. Michelle Deardorff, Associate Professor of Political Science at Jackson State University.

Bringin' the Pain on Othor Cain's NPR News Program


Ilir of DC Vote and Derrick from the Greater Washington Urban League talk about DC voting rights on a popular, local NPR program in Jackson.