The Fight for Campus Voting at NC A&T

About this episode

This episode discusses the elimination of campus polling sites at NC A&T and its impact on young Black voters.

On January 13th, 2025, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 along party lines to eliminate campus polling sites for the 2026 primary, including at North Carolina A&T State University, the nation's largest public HBCU. This isn't about convenience. This is a deliberate pattern of making it harder for young Black voters to participate in democracy. In this episode of Built by Us, host Kai McNeil sits down with Shia Rozier, co-lead of the Civic Engagement Coalition at NC A&a...

People in this episode

Host: Kai McNeil

Guest: Shia Rozier

Topics covered

• campus voting
• North Carolina A&T
• HBCU
• young Black voters
• democracy

Keywords

• voting rights
• Civic Engagement Coalition
• North Carolina State Board of Elections

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