Tag: National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation kicks-off 10-day voter mobilization countdown to close out its #Vote4Justice Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: In an effort to increase Black voter turnout for the Nov. 4, 2014 election, this past weekend the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) kicked-off its aggressive '10-day voter mobilization countdown' to close out its #Vote4Justice Campaign focused on motivating Black women and youth voters to seize the voting power they have to impact the outcome of the 2014 Midterm Elections and effect issues they care about in their local communities.
Census Bureau Report Confirms that Blacks Voted at a Higher Rate than Whites in 2012 Election and Black Women Surpassed Everyone
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS May 9, 2013: Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) and convener of Black Women's Roundtable issued the following statement in response to a U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday finding that about two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent) voted in the 2012 presidential election, higher than the 64.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites who did so.
National Urban League Gives Melanie L. Campbell Woman of Power Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In recognition of her outstanding contributions to civil rights, Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women's Roundtable, received the National Urban League's 'Women of Power Award' last week at a star-studded luncheon held during the NUL's Centennial Conference in D.C.
