Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, said that Black women are powerful force when it comes to getting our families and friends out to vote. This photo was taken during an NAACP rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in June 2015. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
The voter engagement plan will focus attention on key battleground states
READ MOREMichelle Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Wikileaks released emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta Saturday
READ MORENicole Eramo, outside the federal courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Charlottesville, Va.. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)
Case centers on how University of Virginia deals with sexual assault reports
READ MORENewly commissioned Navy and Marine Corps officers toss their hats during the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2011 graduation and commissioning ceremony. The Class of 2011 graduated 728 ensigns and 260 Marine Corps 2nd lieutenants at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)
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READ MOREBlack Panther national chairman Bobby Seale, left, wearing a Colt .45, and Huey Newton, right, defense minister with a bandoleer and shotgun are shown in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of former Black Panthers from around the world are expected to gather in Oakland, Calif., for a four-day conference that started Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. The Panthers emerged from the gritty city 50 years ago, declaring a new party dedicated to defending African-Americans against police brutality and protecting their rights. (The San Francisco Examiner via AP, File)
The Panthers emerged to defend African Americans against police brutality and demand economic justice. So what message do they have for Black Lives Matter?
READ MORERepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Delaware County Fair, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Delaware, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Trump refused to say whether he would accept the results of the election, rattling allies and rivals alike
READ MOREA security officer stands by the stage for the third presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Donald Trump gets one of his last opportunities in the final debate against Hillary Clinton to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away
READ MORELong-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time; the culprit – residential only parking.
Long-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time, over an issue with parking
READ MOREExcavators are in place as work resumed Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline near St. Anthony, N.D. A federal appeals court ruling on Sunday cleared the way for work to resume on private land in North Dakota that's near a camp where thousands of protesters supporting tribal rights have gathered for months. (AP Photo/ Blake Nicholson)
"Democracy Now!" reporter Amy Goodman won't face a riot charge from her coverage of a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline
READ MORERepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Hindu Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of a "rigged" election, but there is no evidence that such widespread fraud exists
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