AATB succeeds in its mission by targeting the four B’s of local Black community life: Barbershops, Basketball Courts, Beauty Salons and Barbeque Stands. AATB meets the community where they are: where they spend their down time, especially being available to Black underserved people, including young adults , rural and working-class families, youth, seniors, and the formerly incarcerated.
We work in Black underserved communities conducting regular engagement in municipal and other local elections: issues that impact everyday lives of working class Black families, not just Presidential Election engagement.
We address the social, educational and economic barriers to increasing civic participation in rural working class Black communities by identifying and leading campaigns addressing local issues.
Because unmet needs are a barrier to civic engagement, AATB’s service and resource programs are the on-ramp to political engagement. This includes food distribution, support for Back to School supplies and readiness, and family support, which includes housing and utility, pro bono legal resources and resources for helping returning citizens, formerly incarcerated loved ones get their voting rights back.
Women are the backbone of Black families and communities so AATB prioritizes empowering women and girls to actively participate y by using their voice through the democratic process of voting and engaging civically in their communities , providing skills and opportunities for their voices to be heard, and for consequential organizing that improves material conditions and civic rights.
Five Pillars of Impact
Year Round Voter Registration and Education
We work in Black working class communities conducting regular engagement in municipal and other local elections: issues that impact everyday lives of working families, not just national electoral engagement.
Watch-dogging and Whistleblowing As Needed
We actively monitor voter suppression, disinformation, and other systemic barriers to voter participation in rural Black communities. We advocate in voting rights, gerrymandering, and restorative justice.
Identify and Lead Issue Campaigns
We address the social and economic barriers to increasing civic participation in rural working class Black communities by identifying and leading campaign addressing critical issues.
Support People's Basic Needs: Food, Supplies, Etc.
Because unmet needs are a barrier to civic engagement, AATB’s service and resource programs are the on-ramp to political engagement. This includes food distribution, support for Back to School supplies and readiness, and family support for embracing returning incarcerated loved ones.
Develop Women and Girls of Color Leaders
Women are the of Black families and communities so AATB prioritizes empowering women and girls to participate actively in political life, providing skills and opportunities for their voices to be heard, and for consequential organizing that improves material conditions and civic rights.
Our Success, Together
Your past support of All About The Ballots accomplished:
- 200 families receiving fresh vegetables and non-perishable food
- 600 books, 500 backpacks, 200 personal hygiene bags, scholarship packets and free food to students returning to school
- We registered about 150 voters, distributed 1,500 Get-Out-The-Vote Door hangers and 1,200 postcards in predominantly Black neighborhoods in just 5 months in 2022.