The Power to Decide: Black Women & Election 2004

September 17, 2004 -- The Power to Decide: Black Women & Election 2004







WHEN:

Saturday, September 18, 2004, meeting starts at 3:00 p.m., Election Forum 3:15-5:00











WHAT:

A forum to discuss issues important to African American women this election season.







โ€œThe Power to Decide: Black Women and Election 2004โ€ will feature Judy Lubin, president of Public Square Communications, a research and communications consulting company serving progressive organizations.







Black women are a powerful voting block.



Yet we have heard little about what's on the minds of black women this election season. The forum will include a discussion of:







- The impact black women can have on the presidential election



- What black women can do, beyond voting (GOTV, voter education, election day volunteer opportunities), to influence the election



- The key issues, jobs, education, health care, of concern to African American women







Voter Registration and a book signing by Janessa Grady, author of Life of Without Daddy, will also be held during the event.



STATISTICS ON VOTER PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICANS:







- Eighty-two percent of African American women polled say they will definitely vote in the 2004 election for President (B.E.T./CBS News Poll, July 2004)







- In the 2000 presidential election, 6 out of 10 black voters were women







- Among eligible voters, the percentage of women who vote has exceeded the percentage of men who vote in every presidential election since 1980







- Sixty percent (60%) of all undecided voters this year are women







- Unmarried women represent the biggest potential group of new voters โ€" they account for 24% of the U.



S. population, 22 percent of all registered voters, and 20 percent of the electorate.







- Ninety-four percent (94%) of African American women voted for Al Gore in 2000











WHO:



National Professional Women's Exchange











WHERE:

Prince Georges Community College, Largo Student Center, Conference Rooms 3 and 4, 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD 20774







The National Professional Women's Exchange is the premier national organization dedicated to advancing issues impacting the lives of professional women of color Our mission is to help our members work toward personal, spiritual, and professional empowerment by prioritizing and consolidating our positions on employment, entrepreneurship, politics, family, and other societal issues.



NPWE is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Largo, MD.