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James Rhee

CHAIRMAN & CEO ASHLEY STEWART

In 2018, Ashley Stewart, the iconic fashion and lifestyle brand, partnered with the National Urban League to encourage our respective networks of customers, employees, vendors, partners and friends to exercise their collective right to register and vote in their local, state and federal elections

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Christine M. Slaughter

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & POLITICAL AWARENESS CHAIR OS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Historically, protest and protest movements have played an important role in translating anger into action and in forcing the powerful to pay attention and in righting wrongs. From strikes to boycotts and marches, these people-powered movements have functioned as critical change agents.

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Ebony M. Baylor

DIRECTOR OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT National Urban League

In 2018, the National Urban League launched its get-out-the-vote campaign, “Enough Is Enough.

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Anthony Foxx

CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO LYFT

Our aspiration at Lyft is to be a public company for the public good.  We are a business, but we also see ourselves as a critical part of the future of the ecosystem of city transportation—including transit, shared bicycles and e-scooters, and even land use.  Our core business

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Rashad Robinson

PRESIDENT Color Of Change

Black voters have a lot to celebrate. Investments we’ve made in Black voters over the last several years have predictably paid off, and we are steadily moving toward the full realization of our electoral power. Everyone else should celebrate, too.

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