NAACP Town Halls Aim To Mobilize Black Voters For Midterms

NAACP Town Halls Aim To Mobilize Black Voters For Midterms

Source: UCG / Getty The NAACP launched a series of town halls this week to mobilize Black voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.  According to CBS News, the first town hall took place on Tuesday in New Jersey with Mayor Ras Baraka, Rep. Monica McIver, and several other local leaders in attendance. Baraka and McIver were both arrested earlier this year at a protest outside of a Newark ICE detention center. Baraka had his charges dropped, but McIver w…

NAACP Launches ‘Fierce Advocacy in Action’ Town Halls to Mobilize Black Voters Ahead of 2026 Midterms

Civil rights organization the NAACP recently announced a new initiative to mobilize voters for the 2026 election through a series of town halls. Set to take place from August to October, the Fierce Advocacy in Action Town Halls will host approximately eight town halls across several states in the country in an effort to draw attention to a series of issues revolving around healthcare, food access, environmental justice and education. The topics …