City officials are teaming up with a group of young people to get more Black men to vote in this November election.
PHILADELPHIA -- A group of high school interns are joining together with Councilman Isaiah Thomas and other City Council members to get more Black men into voting booths. Specifically, the '2024 by 2024' initiative aims to get 2,024 Black men to sign a pledge to vote in the November 2024 election.One of Councilman Thomas' interns, Jaydin Marshall, can't vote quite yet, but he sees the importance of getting those who can out to the polls.
'It's one of the reasons why Thomas created a robust intern program, with around 10 high schoolers spending time with his team and taking on senior projects that will teach them about local issues that matter to them and how city elected officials interact with those issues. Thomas led a discussion Wednesday with his interns, asking for their ideas on how to get out the vote among young people and sharing how results from elections could impact their college tuition.
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