This event will provide young Black men and boys with advocacy training, an understanding of how public policy works, and an opportunity to learn how to change the policies that impact our lives. Attendees will also visit, and educate their Congressional members about their policy priorities.

The event will take place virtually from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST. each day. Click the link below to register!

This page is a clearinghouse for all elections-related information, from elections and voter registration information to statistics and educational materials. Our goal is to increase voter participation throughout Louisiana, so get informed and GeauxVote!

You do not need a reason to vote early! All voters may vote early, just like they are voting on Election Day. Voters who want to vote early for any election may do so in person at designated locations in their parish from 14 to seven days prior to any scheduled election. When one or more state holidays fall within an early voting period, the first day for early voting will begin 15 days prior to the election.

For presidential elections, the early voting period is from 18 to seven days before the election (except Sundays and legal holidays). When one or more state holidays fall within that early voting period, the first day for early voting will begin 19 days prior to the election.

Refer to the schedule below for early voting time periods for upcoming elections and refer to the schedule of elections for future time periods.

For a detailed list of early voting locations in your parish, login to the voter portal. For a complete list of early voting locations for the entire state, please refer to early voting locations.

The registrars of voters will open their offices from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for each day of early voting. When you go to cast your vote early, you will be asked to identify yourself with either a photo ID or signature on a voter affidavit. You may use a Louisiana driver’s license, a Louisiana special identification card, a United States military identification card that contains the applicant's name and picture or other generally recognized picture identification card that has your name and signature. You may wish to contact your local Registrar of Voters Office for specific locations, dates and times.

See La. R.S. 18:1303 for more information about voting early.

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Hey sis*

Did you know Black women are the largest and fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs? However, Black women-owned firms don’t fare as well in terms of revenue and employees.

One of many factors that slows growth: a lack of educational resources and mentors to help Black women entrepreneurs ramp up their business knowledge. - Forbes Black Women Entrepreneurs: The Good And Not-So-Good News by Kerry Hanon.

We are going to do our part to assist. We now have resources to fund Black women and girls (16+) who are aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners. We accomplish this through our annual Take It To the Top Entrepreneurship Challenge.

Now we are asking you to do your part! Invite 10, 20, 30 or more women to enroll today for the challenge. The details are here.

See you at the top!

Melanie

To register to vote in Louisiana you must:

Registering to vote or changing your registration is easy using the GeauxVote Online Registration System.

Voting is your right! Ensure you are #VoteReady at unitycampaign.org. #VoterRegistrationDay #FreedomtoVote

Louisiana Unity Coalition/Black Women's Roundtable encourage you to Register Today.

Call your U. S. Senator at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to pass the For the People Act now! Let's break the switchboard to protect our vote and save our democracy.

Join the movement at BlackWomenTakeAction.org for updates, upcoming events, and ways to amplify the message.

The Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) is the women and girls leadership development, mentoring, intergenerational empowerment & power building arm of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.

The BWR promotes health and wellness, economic security & sustainability, education and global empowerment as key elements for success. BWR established its Intergenerational Policy Network in 2008, which is comprised of a diverse group of Black women civic leaders representing international, national, regional, and state-based organizations and institutions. Together, the BWR membership represents the issues and concerns of women and girls who live across the United States and around the world.

To learn more about the Louisiana Unity Coalition's Black Women's Roundtable, contact Louisiana's BWR Convener Gwendolyn Hughes at [email protected].

The Louisiana Unity Coalition is an affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), is a 501©3, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement and voter participation in Black and underserved communities. The National Coalition has a national membership of organizations representing a diverse constituency base including civil rights, labor, and business organizations; fraternities and sororities; women, youth, educators, faith leaders, public policy makers, researchers, and others.

The National Coalition was founded on May 6, 1976. For nearly 40 years, The National Coalition has served as an effective convener and facilitator at the local, state, and national levels of efforts to address the disenfranchisement of underserved and other marginalized communities through civic engagement including: ​

As a State affiliate, we serve as the lead entity for NCBCP's local initiatives which engage state-based organizations to lead, organize and implement non-partisan efforts centered around Voter Engagement, Registration, Assistance & Voter Protection. Activities include Field & Online Outreach; Poll Monitor Recruitment Drive; Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign; Debate Watch Parties, Spill the Tea & Field Outreach events among others.

The National Coalition strives to create an enlightened community by engaging people in all aspects of public life through service/volunteerism, advocacy, leadership development, and voting.

Black Youth Vote! (BYV) is the youth-led civic engagement arm of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. Black Youth Vote’s mission is to train, invest and provide Black youth and young adults with civic engagement, organizing and civic leadership opportunities------focused on Millennials, Generation Z and Returning Citizens (18 – 35 yrs. old). Black Youth Vote! is focused on leveraging the power of the black youth electorate to make positive social change and win on the issues they care about in their communities, including: racial & economic justice, college affordability, criminal justice/policing reform, affordable health care, workers’ rights, voting rights, human rights and more! For more information visit:

www.unitycampaign.org.

NEW ORLEANS (10/11/2021) - Louisiana Black Women's Roundtable is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands. The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward a one-time purchase of a computer, laptop, or tablet if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase through a participating broadband provider.

A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

Emergency Broadband Benefit enrollment period is available now. Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or directly with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) using an online or mail-in application. Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit, or by calling 833-511-0311 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. any day of the week