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Making More Votes Count
With each registration, the Stony Brook VE team are doing what they can to combat voter apathy. -The Green Gazette
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AGF Joins Forces with Inspire U.S. to Create Pipeline for Long-term Youth Civic Engagement
By having an ongoing presence on campuses, educating and training students in high school and on through college, Inspire US and Vote Everywhere are addressing low voter turnout among students by laying a foundation for lifelong civic participation.
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Early Voting Comes to Western Carolina University
One-Stop early voting is coming to Western Carolina University for the first time. -News 13 WLOS
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WCU Ambassadors Successfully Advocate for Polling Place on Campus
After months of research, organizing, and lobbying, Western Carolina University will host an early-voting polling place for the November election.
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WCU Students Rank High in Primary Voting, Look for Even Better Turnout this Fall
WCU students were second among North Carolina colleges and universities with a 37 percent turnout for the primary. General voter response across the state was 36 percent. -The Reporter
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Steven Adelson ’15, ’17 Wins Hidden Heroes Award for His Civic Engagement
Stony Brook University graduate student and alum Steven Adelson ’15, ’17 receives the 2016 Hidden Heroes Award from The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) for taking action to impact voting rights and social justice.
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A Civil Rights Legacy
David Goodman, President of The Andrew Goodman Foundation, reflects on the closure of the investigation into the '64 Mississippi Burning murders.
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Three Investigations and Nine Convictions Later, Attorney General Closes ‘Mississippi Burning’ Case
Goodman said he was not surprised by the FBI’s decision. -Atlanta Blackstar
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‘Mississippi Burning’ Case Officially Closed
To date, the department has closed more than 100 of the reexamined civil rights cold cases. -12NewsNow
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They dared to register blacks to vote, and the KKK killed them: A 52-year-old case is closed — unsolved
The killings helped spur President Lyndon B. Johnson to push for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -LA Times
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