WTOP NEWS – July 18, 2022
Anne Arundel pastor extends Souls to the Polls efforts to help voters cast their primary ballot
“The United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been part of Souls to the Polls — an initiative to bring Black congregants in disenfranchised communities to the polls on the Sunday before election day — for four years.
Apostle Antonio Palmer, pastor of Kingdom Celebration Center in Gambrills, Maryland, and the organization’s president, said the organization will load up its vans for anyone who needs a ride to a polling place for primary voting on Tuesday, July 19, extending their usual efforts.
“We extended it, not just for our congregants but also for the disenfranchised, marginalized communities,” Palmer said.
Apostle Palmer added that, as efforts continue to try to suppress the black vote 50 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, getting Black voters to the ballot box is important.
Souls to the Polls can be reached at 410.672.2006 or by emailing bishopkccodenton@gmail.com.”
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This effort “is a collaboration between Baltimore Votes Coalition, Empowerment for Collective Change Inc., and Interfaith Power & Light (DC, MD, NoVA). Through this collaboration, faith communities across Maryland can bring our values and people to the democratic process to promote a more vibrant, safe, and sustainable future!”
A collaboration of
Baltimore Votes Coalition,
NAACP Baltimore City Branch,
Empowerment for Collective Change Inc., and
Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA).