Black Youth Vote!
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Founded on April 4, 1996 by members of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Black Youth Vote! evolved out of the combined efforts of coalition members to reach out and educate all segments of the young adult population including high school, college, and incarcerated youth.
BYV! seeks to empower young Black adults by educating them about the political process and training them to identify issues and influence public policy through civic participation. Because young adults under 35 represent nearly 50% of the Black American electorate, coalition members agree that youth empowerment is the key to impacting the many serious problems confronting the Black Community.
For more than 10 years, BYV! has successfully engaged and trained a new generation of civic leaders and political activists. Through BYV!, students, community advocates and young professionals have gained essential tools that enable them to lead their communities to participate fully in the democratic process, focused on attaining greater social and economic justice in the Black Community. As a result, BYV! can boast about their triumphs in reversing the downward spiral among young voters and educating voters who are increasingly disenfranchised and alienated from the electoral and legislative process.
