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Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics -- the one stop shop for women of color who want to hear and talk about the world of politics. In this episode, A'shanti speaks with LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund. LaTosha talks about what led her to fight for voting rights, the importance of giving back, and how we must protect our right to vote. Listen Here

By Elizabeth Gabriel As election season approaches, minority groups may feel discouraged to go to the polls. KLCC’s Elizabeth Gabriel sat down with LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, to discuss the importance of community members using their right to vote. Starting the “Get Out the Vote” Bus Tour Question: Can you talk about the “Get Out the Vote” bus tour and your efforts to increase the black vote? Brown: Okay. So, you know, we are really a power building organization. We don't say that we're a voting organization. We're a power building organization and what I mean by that is, many of the communities that we work with—they have really over the years—they've lost power. Some of them have lost control of their school board, their county commission. There’re all kinds of problems or issues in their community, and they should be engaged in that process. In the shaping of the policy that impacts them. And one way to [...]

By Brianna Childers The Garden City Telegram How many of you think Garden City is exactly where it is supposed to be right now? That question was one of many asked of an audience Monday during a talk by LaTosha Brown at Garden City Community College’s Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex. Brown spoke at 10:30 a.m. to students and community members in accordance with Martin Luther King Jr. Day about the importance of community, and how to create a place that will make people proud. “My wish around how we use this day is that we really reconnect and recommit ourselves to what is the best of us,” Brown said. “I believe — I say this with all my heart — that we can ultimately create the kind of America that we deserve. But we have to be honest that we aren’t there yet. I believe that we can create the kind of Garden City that every single citizen in this city deserves. Brown, co-founder [...]