The Woman Who Started #WakandaTheVote to Register Voters at ‘Black Panther’ Screenings
One week before the premiere of the highly anticipated and blockbuster hit, Black Panther, St. Louis-based activist and Electoral Justice Project organizer, Kayla Reed, wasn’t scrambling to find a ticket to the highly-anticipated premiere.
At ‘Black Panther’ showings, activists are registering voters
T’Challa’s world, and the huge crowds eager to visit it, inspire a voter-registration drive dubbed “Wakanda the Vote.”
#WAKANDATHEVOTE: THESE LADIES LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO REGISTER VOTERS AT ‘BLACK PANTHER’ SCREENINGS
In October of 2017, Kayla Reed, Jessica Byrd, and Rukia Lumumba started the Electoral Justice Project (EJP), a project that is a part of the larger Movement for Black Lives, which seeks to fight for and advance the rights of Black U.S. citizens.
#WakandaTheVote: how activists are using Black Panther screenings to register voters
A nationwide voter registration campaign is turning the message of Black Panther into a political reality.
Real World Superheroes Are Registering Voters at ‘Black Panther’ Screenings Across the Country
Real world superheroes are registering voters at ‘Black Panther’ Screenings across the country.
Black Americans are targeted at Black Panther screenings to sign-up to vote by registration movement dubbed #WakandaTheVote
Leaders from the Movement for Black Lives have launched a voter registration drive to coincide with the US premiere of the movie, Black Panther.
#WAKANDATHEVOTE TAKES BLACK PANTHER BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT AND INTO POLITICS
#WAKANDATHEVOTE Takes Black Panther Beyond Entertainment and Into Politics
A Group Of Activists Are Registering Voters At ‘Black Panther’ Screenings
Activists are using the buzz around Marvel’s hit film, Black Panther, to register Black voters.
The Electoral Justice Project, a project from the Movement for Black Lives, has launched #WakandaTheVote. Spearheaded by Jessica Byrd, Rukia Lumumba, and Kayla Reed, the initiative aims to get Black voters around the country prepared for midterm elections.
‘Black Panther’ Inspires Voter Registration Effort #WakandaTheVote
The Electoral Justice Project is behind the effort targeting black voters at screenings of the Marvel film.
#WakandaTheVote drive signs up voters at ‘Black Panther’ screenings
A new voter registration drive is going where the people, millions of people, are — movie theaters across the country showing “Black Panther.” The name of the drive is tied to the movie. #WakandaTheVote references the fictional East African country where the movie, which has a nearly all-black cast, takes place.