2026 Southern Battleground — Eight states. Six Senate seats. The organizing starts now.
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Black Political Power Infrastructure

Black Voters WillInfluence the Futureof this Nation.

Building permanent Black political power through organizing, media, culture, and strategic voter engagement across eight Southern battleground states.

2.4MUnregistered Black voters
8Battleground states
6Senate seats in play
14%Turnout gap to close
The Battleground

Eight states. The entire Senate.

Black voters in these eight states hold the balance of power in every national election. Closing the turnout gap is the most direct path to structural political change.

VAVirginia
Black CVAP
19.9%
Turnout 2024
67.8%
Active
GAGeorgia
Black CVAP
33.1%
Turnout 2024
61.4%
Priority
NCNorth Carolina
Black CVAP
21.7%
Turnout 2024
58.2%
Priority
OHOhio
Black CVAP
12.8%
Turnout 2024
54.6%
Emerging
TXTexas
Black CVAP
13.3%
Turnout 2024
53.8%
Priority
ALAlabama
Black CVAP
26.8%
Turnout 2024
52.4%
Active
LALouisiana
Black CVAP
32.8%
Turnout 2024
52.1%
Active
FLFlorida
Black CVAP
16.8%
Turnout 2024
51.9%
Active
Source: U.S. Census Bureau CPS Voting & Registration Supplement (April 2025) · Brennan Center · Pew Research · All Voting is Local
Our Strategy

Five pillars of permanent power.

01

Senate Firewall

Protect and expand Black Senate representation through coordinated organizing and voter protection in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia.

02

Black Battleground Defenders

Defend and flip competitive House districts across the South where Black organizing has already demonstrated decisive margin capacity.

03

Southern Leadership Pipeline

Recruit, train, fund, and seat 40 Black candidates and staffers at every level — school board to statehouse to Congress.

04

Media & Culture Organizing

Build the Black Voices Network — a creator ecosystem that reaches communities traditional campaigns cannot, at the speed culture moves.

05

Year-Round Infrastructure

Sustain voter registration, civic education, and organizing in all eight states between election cycles — not just before them.

Four ways to move

Every supporter is a builder of the next chapter.

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Become a founding coalition member. Receive briefings, organizing calls, and the first invitations to act when it matters most.

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Lend your skills — phone banking, canvassing, design, legal review, research, translation. We meet you where your talent is.

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Strategic partners bring capacity, resources, and reach. We build coalitions with organizations, funders, and institutions committed to Black Southern power.

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Black Voices Network

Culture moves faster than campaigns.

We're building a creator ecosystem of Black podcasters, TikTokers, journalists, HBCU ambassadors, and faith leaders who reach communities traditional campaigns never touch.

PodcastersTikTok CreatorsHBCU AmbassadorsFaith LeadersJournalistsCommunity Voices
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50K+
Creator reach target
8
States organizing
2026
Election cycle
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