You Can Make A Difference. Just as our ancestors did.
Reporting by: Caitlyn Arnwine (formerly Caitlyn Cobb).This article was written in 2025. View more on the #VRABlackHistory Series 2025 at end of article. Please note this is not a comprehensive article, but a shorter article meant to encourage more research on this topic. All sources and further reading provided. We hope you enjoy!
February 23rd, 2025, we honored Carolyn Quilloin Coleman & Black Youth’s Impact on the passage of the 26th Amendment. Youth voting rights were accomplished through unwavering determination, in which Black teenage girls played a pivotal and significant role. While the nation said youth were too coddled to vote, Black youth – especially with support from President Kennedy, the youngest President at the time- proved that wrong time and time again, galvanizing their communities, colleges, churches, and initiating boycotts by posting names and addresses of adverse businesses and promoting voting rights to unelect adverse administrations.
