Meet the MHVC Legislative Committee
Sheryl Warren,
Legislative Committee Chair
Valerie Raynor
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Janice Thompson-Byndloss
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De-Angela Watt, Chapter President
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Maxine Worden
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MHVC presents - "All Eyes on Civic Engagement" Campaign
September 20, 2020
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Launch MHVC Civic Engagement Profile
Come read how MHVC members are using their voice and taking action. |
September 21 - 25, 2020
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MHVC Legislative Virtual Voting Trivia Contest
Test Your Knowledge, Own Your Vote, Make a Voting Plan. Daily contest our Social Media, winners get virtual shout out. |
September 22, 2020
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National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date. Celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day will next take place on September 22, 2020. The holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center). |
September 23, 2020
9:00 p.m. Watch on Amazon Prime |
MHVC All Eyes on Democracy
Let's watch together and have a kitchen table conversation via text to "MHVC Mothers" ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY examines the issue of voter suppression in the US. The film interweaves personal experiences with activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our country from the beginning. With the expertise of Stacey Abrams, the film offers and insider's look into the barriers to voting. |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture's Women's E3 Summit
“Whether it’s civil, human, or voting rights, women have always been at the forefront of social change. Today, in an unprecedented year that has illuminated the scope of medical disparities, socioeconomic inequity, and police brutality across our nation and the world, women are once again leading the response against systemic racism and social injustice.” |
MHVC - Poems that Pop with Purpose and a Call to Consciousness!
Amanda Gorman was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States in 2017. A native Angeleno, Gorman previously served as the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. She has performed at the Library of Congress and spoken at the United Nations. Her poems are a call to consciousness. Gorman is the founder and executive director of One Pen One Page, an organization providing free creative writing programs for underserved youth.
Amanda Gorman was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States in 2017. A native Angeleno, Gorman previously served as the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. She has performed at the Library of Congress and spoken at the United Nations. Her poems are a call to consciousness. Gorman is the founder and executive director of One Pen One Page, an organization providing free creative writing programs for underserved youth.
We The People |
In This Place: An American Lyric at the Library of Congress |
Well-Versed |
Using your voice is a political choice |
Independence Day Poem -
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Thanksgiving Poem -
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September 27, 2020
Airs Sunday on CNN 9:00 p.m. E.T |
CNN Film John Lewis: Good Trouble
“Using interviews and rare archival footage, this CNN Films' documentary chronicles the late Congressman's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Director Dawn Porter explores Lewis' childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957.” CNN |
September 27 - October 3, 2020
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MHVC Legislative Virtual Voting Trivia
Test Your Knowledge, Own Your Vote, Make a Voting Plan. Answers will be displayed the next day. |
October 4, 2020
Airs Sunday on CNN 10:00 p.m. E.T. |
First Ladies, a new CNN Original Series about America’s most iconic first ladies, premieres Sunday, October 4, at 10 p.m. ET. The six-part docuseries narrated by Golden Globe-winning actress Robin Wright, profiles Michelle Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Blending in-depth interviews, rare archival footage and cinematic recreations, First Ladies is a bold revision of each woman’s traditional portrayal, revealing how they were impacted during their time in the White House, and how their achievements fundamentally shaped American and global history. The series premieres with an extended episode on former first lady Michelle Obama.
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October 16, 2020
Netflix |
Surge to Serve: The PAST has many teachable moments for the FUTURE
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"Your Voice, Your Action, Your Vote, OUR Power"
MHVC LEGISLATIVE VIRTUAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE
