National Urban League, BET launch National Black Voter Day

BET and the National Urban League on Friday rolled out National Black Voter Day, an initiative focused on getting Black Americans registered to vote ahead of November.

The undertaking has more than 40 partners, including the NAACP, former first lady Michelle Obama's When We All Vote organization and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams's Fair Fight Action.

National Black Voter Day is part of BET's larger nonpartisan #ReclaimYourVote campaign, which was launched earlier this year.

"In the current climate of uncertainty and unrest, it's important to make a plan for voting - particularly for Black voters. Efforts to suppress the Black vote are coming from all sides, whether it's restrictive state voting laws or foreign-based misinformation campaigns. National Black Voter Day is an opportunity to rise above the confusion and plot out a clear path to the ballot box," National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial said in a statement. "Whether by mask, in person, or by mail, it's important to make a plan now, and execute that plan as early as possible according to the laws in each state. We're leaving no voter behind in 2020."

The objective of National Black Voter Day, according to BET, is to provide resources to help get "voters registered, demystify some of the confusing processes, as well as provide guidance on voting rights restoration for eligible voters, and help voters create their voting plan."

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