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BLACK WOMEN AREN’T  SAVING AMERICA  FOR YOU.

BLACK WOMEN AREN’T SAVING AMERICA FOR YOU.

by NGP Communications
February 3, 2021

“I think that Black women, like anybody else, want to be able to just get out of survival mode and...

Nsé Ufot: New Georgia Project Being Investigated Is a “Sad and Desperate” Republican Effort

#Election2020 | Ufot: ‘Why The Georgia establishment is afraid of our power’

by NGP Communications
January 22, 2021

All that changed in November. Thanks to a historic public mobilization that overcame a global pandemic and a concerted effort...

Changing Tides in Georgia’s ‘Black Belt’ Could Deliver the Senate to Democrats

Changing Tides in Georgia’s ‘Black Belt’ Could Deliver the Senate to Democrats

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

For the last three years, after receiving instruction in organizing concepts, training and analytic tools by the nonpartisan voter registration...

Grassroots Outreach Is the Frontline in Georgia

Grassroots Outreach Is the Frontline in Georgia

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

“There is a dip in turnout among Black voters under 30 in southwest Georgia,” said Nse Ufot, New Georgia Project...

#Election2020 | Ufot: ‘Why The Georgia establishment is afraid of our power’

#Election2020 | Ufot: ‘Why The Georgia establishment is afraid of our power’

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

All that changed in November. Thanks to a historic public mobilization that overcame a global pandemic and a concerted effort...

I never thought Democrats could win Georgia. Could it happen twice?

I never thought Democrats could win Georgia. Could it happen twice?

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

Nsé Ufot’s New Georgia Project has done extensive polling over the last ten months, amassing a mountain of data about...

Can Boosting Child and Elder Care Help Democrats Win Control of the Senate?

Can Boosting Child and Elder Care Help Democrats Win Control of the Senate?

by Nicholas Holloway
January 19, 2021

Guide told me that her group did not plan to fund a canvassing operation in Georgia for the Senate runoffs,...

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

"New residents have absolutely played a role, not only in our shifting demographics, but also in what's possible with our...

Georgia election: All you need to know about key Senate runoff races

Georgia election: All you need to know about key Senate runoff races

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

Rev Warnock is a pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr...

The ‘Black Belt’ of Georgia That May Decide The Next U.S. Senate

The ‘Black Belt’ of Georgia That May Decide The Next U.S. Senate

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

Kenneth Florence was in the audience at the Ossoff campaign event in Albany, joined by several members of the New...

How Georgia Got Organized

How Georgia Got Organized

by NGP Communications
January 19, 2021

IN GEORGIA, THERE’S BEEN a long-operating ecosystem of voter outreach and engagement. These groups contributed much of the local canvassing...

Ahead of runoffs, civic groups in Georgia mount ambitious campaign to mobilize Black voters

Ahead of runoffs, civic groups in Georgia mount ambitious campaign to mobilize Black voters

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

Nsé Ufot, the chief executive of the New Georgia Project, one of the leading statewide groups focused on voter registration...

Texas politicians, activists, volunteers flood Georgia to influence critical Senate runoffs

Texas politicians, activists, volunteers flood Georgia to influence critical Senate runoffs

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

Dallas’ Brittany White is not in Georgia representing a political party. She’s helping put together a voter turnout program for...

Statement from the New Georgia Project: Cobb County Early Voting Location Closures Are an Affront to Black and Latinx Communities

Richard Fowler: In Georgia Senate races, key voting bloc gives Democrats excellent chance of winning

by NGP Communications
January 13, 2021

Whether through Nsé Ufot’s New Georgia Project or Fair Fight — led by unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams —...

Debate over $2,000 coronavirus aid checks could spur both Democratic and GOP turnout in Georgia Senate races

Debate over $2,000 coronavirus aid checks could spur both Democratic and GOP turnout in Georgia Senate races

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, an organization that helps register voters, said the election is a "battle...

Could Asian Americans be crucial to swinging Georgia’s Senate races?

Could Asian Americans be crucial to swinging Georgia’s Senate races?

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

High turnout among Black, Latino and young voters, as well as a rejection of Trump by white, college-educated suburban voters...

Top 10 political stories of 2020

Top 10 political stories of 2020

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

While the outcome may have shocked the country, Democratic organizers in the Peach State saw years of work pay off....

U.S. senate candidate Rev. Warnock to speak to Ghanaians in Georgia today

U.S. senate candidate Rev. Warnock to speak to Ghanaians in Georgia today

by NGP Communications
January 13, 2021

The event will also include remarks from Nse Ufot of the New Georgia Project, a nonpartisan group founded by former...

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: The year in American politics

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: The year in American politics

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

This year, like no other, will be defined by grassroots efforts by Black Lives Matter, Fair Count/Fair Fight, and the...

The Pastor, the Pandemic, and the Political Race of a Lifetime

The Pastor, the Pandemic, and the Political Race of a Lifetime

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

From a campaign’s perspective, the circumstances are less than ideal, but the pandemic has, and continues to be, a deeply...

How youth turned the tide in the 2020 election

How youth turned the tide in the 2020 election

by NGP Communications
January 13, 2021

Meaningful work is what Klaire Gumbs found with the New Georgia Project, one of several large voter registration efforts credited...

In Georgia Race, Perdue and Loeffler Stances on Some Economic Issues at Odds With Voters

In Georgia Race, Perdue and Loeffler Stances on Some Economic Issues at Odds With Voters

by NGP Communications
January 16, 2021

Still, many Georgians are inspired to vote because they don’t believe their wealthy representatives have their best interests in mind,...

Churches Play Key Role In Georgia Runoff: ‘Vote Christian’

Churches Play Key Role In Georgia Runoff: ‘Vote Christian’

by NGP Communications
January 12, 2021

But Black voter turnout in November, especially in the Atlanta suburbs, helped tip the scale for President-elect Joe Biden, with...

Georgia’s Senate runoffs are one week away. Here’s where the candidates stand in polls

Georgia’s Senate runoffs are one week away. Here’s where the candidates stand in polls

by NGP Communications
January 12, 2021

Warnock is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and chaired the New Georgia Project, a voter registration...

What to do if you haven’t received your absentee ballot for the Georgia runoffs

What to do if you haven’t received your absentee ballot for the Georgia runoffs

by NGP Communications
January 13, 2021

Perhaps, despite your most vigilant efforts to fulfill your civic duty, your absentee ballot for the Jan. 5 runoff hasn’t...

How athletes built a voter-turnout machine, for 2020 and beyond

How athletes built a voter-turnout machine, for 2020 and beyond

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

“When really serious issues that impact the community, oftentimes franchises, owners and athletes, they go silent. They ghost us,” said...

In Georgia Senate Races, Change Comes Knocking

In Georgia Senate Races, Change Comes Knocking

by NGP Communications
December 10, 2020

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Brandon Brown appeared to have no room in his busy schedule for menu planning. The...

The Black Women Who Fought to Turn Georgia Blue Say It Took Decades for Democrats to Listen

The Black Women Who Fought to Turn Georgia Blue Say It Took Decades for Democrats to Listen

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

Nse Ufot, who runs voter registration organization New Georgia Project, pointed out that it took a long time for national...

A decades-long organizing effort led by Black women delivered Georgia to Democrats in 2020.

A decades-long organizing effort led by Black women delivered Georgia to Democrats in 2020.

by NGP Communications
December 10, 2020

But in the telling of many Black women who helped organize for Democrats this year, the story of how Georgia...

Panelists Analyze Election Turnout Among Georgia Voters at JFK Jr. Forum

Panelists Analyze Election Turnout Among Georgia Voters at JFK Jr. Forum

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

Ufot said a surge in political organizing helped turn Georgia blue in the 2020 presidential election.“I would say that the...

Turning out Black voters seen essential for Democrats in runoffs

Turning out Black voters seen essential for Democrats in runoffs

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

“Everything that we are seeing is telling us that not only will Black voters come, but a multi-racial, multi-ethnic majority...

The Polls Were Off in 2020 Because Many Pollsters Have Blind Spots

The Polls Were Off in 2020 Because Many Pollsters Have Blind Spots

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

The massive voter registration efforts in Georgia, championed by leaders like Stacey Abrams, Tamieka Atkins, Helen Butler, Nse Ufot, and...

Nsé Ufot: New Georgia Project Being Investigated Is a “Sad and Desperate” Republican Effort

Nsé Ufot: New Georgia Project Being Investigated Is a “Sad and Desperate” Republican Effort

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

“Oh, I got thoughts. Desperate people do desperate things. For weeks, we’ve witnessed and watched this intraparty bullying that’s been...

Oprah Winfrey joins Black Voters Matter for virtual town hall event

Oprah Winfrey joins Black Voters Matter for virtual town hall event

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

Participants will share voter registration and absentee ballot information for Georgia voters and encourage Georgia residents to participate in virtual...

Georgia Secretary Of State Sued Again For Purging Voters

Georgia Secretary Of State Sued Again For Purging Voters

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

New Georgia Project’s CEO Nse Ufot told WSB-TV that her organization utilized information from public and private sources to “cast...

Georgia on my mind: Senate runoffs to shape Congress

Georgia on my mind: Senate runoffs to shape Congress

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

The New Georgia Project, a group founded by Abrams, will try to register some of the estimated 35,000 people who...

Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork.

Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork.

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

Nse Ufot, who leads the New Georgia Project, said the same national leaders now praising voter registration efforts in Georgia...

Agenda for Young Georgians

New Georgia Project Responds To Investigation From Georgia Secretary Of State’s Office

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler shares how the state’s economy is faring more than eight months in to the coronavirus...

Jon Ossoff lost the first high-profile race of the Trump era. Can he win the last one?

Jon Ossoff lost the first high-profile race of the Trump era. Can he win the last one?

by NGP Communications
December 11, 2020

The recognition of Georgia as a legitimate battleground state is the thing that's different this time," said Nsé Ufot, CEO...

In Kamala Harris, a Choice at Once Safe and Energizing

In Kamala Harris, a Choice at Once Safe and Energizing

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

WASHINGTON — In naming Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joseph R. Biden Jr. made a groundbreaking decision, picking a...

How Black Lives Matter Could Reshape the 2020 Elections

How Casting Your Ballot in the 2020 Election Could Help End Voter Suppression

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

In the 2016 election, four in 10 Americans who were eligible to vote didn't go to the polls. Although plenty...

Georgia groups work to register voters during pandemic as Facebook unveils voter education feature

The Congressional Black Caucus: Necessary but Not Sufficient

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

Even after winning their primaries, the new generation of Black congressional insurgents has continued to pound the streets. In Missouri,...

A Love Letter to Black Women, Who Have Always Labored for Our Democracy

A Love Letter to Black Women, Who Have Always Labored for Our Democracy

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

My Fellow Black Women, It’s a new day. A Black, South Asian woman is the vice-presidential candidate on the 2020...

Georgia groups work to register voters during pandemic as Facebook unveils voter education feature

Georgia groups work to register voters during pandemic as Facebook unveils voter education feature

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

ATLANTA — The deadline for Georgians to register to vote for the presidential election is October 5. It is a...

In Kamala Harris, a Choice at Once Safe and Energizing

Kamala Harris’ selection as VP resonates with Black women

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away...

How COVID-19 Changed Everything About the 2020 Election

How COVID-19 Changed Everything About the 2020 Election

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

The Democratic Party has just nominated Joe Biden and his running mate at its mid-July convention in Milwaukee, while Republicans...

CEO Connection: Step Up in September

PBS’s ‘And She Could Be Next’ Spotlights Women Of Color In Politics

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

It’s fitting, and fortunate for PBS, that And She Could Be Next, a new documentary premiering Monday on the public...

How Black Lives Matter Could Reshape the 2020 Elections

How Black Lives Matter Could Reshape the 2020 Elections

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

As protesters marched through Brooklyn past curfew one night in early June, the young man holding the bullhorn at the...

Black voters’ impact in Georgia as vote count continues

Black voters’ impact in Georgia as vote count continues

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

Fulton and DeKalb Counties around Atlanta have the most votes left to count, becoming a growing blue spot in a...

Is In-Person Voting Really Unsafe?

Is In-Person Voting Really Unsafe?

by NGP Communications
November 18, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic was still relatively new in early April as the Wisconsin governor's late attempt to delay the fast-approaching...

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