What is Black Youth Vote?
Black Youth Vote! is a coalition of organizations committed to increasing the political and civic engagement of Black youth under the age of 35. It is the youth program for the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing African American participation in civil society. I’m proud to announce that Black Youth Vote! was recently profiled in the Feb 2005 Black Enterprise Magazine. BYV identifies campus and community-based youth focused organizations and engages their youth leaders on the effects of the political and civic process. BYV! seeks to educate our youth on connection between voting and public policy affecting their lives and future opportunities. We develop tactics to increase youth civic engagement including civic and issue education, voter registration, message development, voter mobilization, voter protection and accountability.
