Obama’s campaign found strong support from community yet plans lacking to help as black women youth face hurdles that have increased since economy collapsed

Black Leaders to Discuss the Fiscal Cliff, What’s at Stake in the 113th Congress and Impact of Black Women’s & Youth Vote in 2012

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) will host a post-election panel discussion on the fiscal cliff and the 113th Congress Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Joint Center for Economic and Political Studies Headquarters in DC. Following the panel discussion a Unity ’12 Campaign Briefing will look at the Unity ’12 campaign held in 14 states and analyze voter turnout among black women and young adults and highlight what worked in the states. They will also discuss tactics to keep their people engaged in the political process so they hold elected officials accountable and increase black voter turnout in the 2014 mid-term election.

• WHO: The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and A. Philip Randolph Institute
• WHAT: Post-Election Panel Discussion and Unity ’12 Briefing
• WHERE: Joint Center for Economic and Political Studies 805 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC
• HOW: Space is limited. Email for conference call information.
• WHEN: Wednesday November 14, 2012

Moving Forward

• Kerene Tayloe, Election Protection Legal Fellow, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Marcus Coleman, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
• Jessica Brown, National Black Youth Vote! Coordinator, NCBCP

The NCBCP Campaign, in partnership with APRI and 40 other national and state-based organizations and affiliates, led the non-partisan Unity ’12 voter empowerment efforts in 14 states through its Black Youth Vote iThink 2012, Black Women’s Roundtable Power of the Sister Vote and Foot Soldiers for Democracy initiatives to ensure that black voters were registered, educated on the issues, secured proper ID, and voted early or on Election Day. The NCBCP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing black civic engagement and voter participation.