DETROIT – There’s a major push, right now, to make sure as many Detroiters as possible are registered to vote.
Across the city, teams of volunteers were busy hitting the streets and college campuses on Tuesday. They were going door-to-door speaking with community members and encouraging them to register to vote.
Rapper IceWear Vezzo and his friends were among the group canvassing streets on Detroit’s east side.
“We will never be able to change something if we don’t vote,” Icewear Vezzo said. “We’ve got to try. We have enough time to go and do a million other things. We’ve got enough time to go to the barbershop, to go to the mall, to go to the liquor store, to go have fun. We should have enough time to get up, do some homework, do some research, register, and vote. We have to vote.”
The group also visited homes on Detroit’s west side. Some neighbors were shocked to see dozens of local and national recording artists, comedians, social media influencers, faith leaders, and other supporters with the Black Church PAC hitting the streets.
”Your voice counts. Use your voice,” said rapper Bennie Sigel.
The volunteers were canvassing and communicating. Spreading the message, ‘Vote, or else!’
“I think a lot of people are discouraged,” explained Pastor Mike. “They feel like their vote doesn’t count. It doesn’t matter. They’re looking at the conditions of their city, their neighborhood. They feel like it never changes. But just because it hasn’t changed yet, doesn’t mean it won’t change.”
The volunteers spent time helping residents register to vote and educate them about the process.
“People might look at us and think that we are far removed from what’s going on but we are not,” rapper Weeno explained. “We are here, because we actually care.”
The team told residents the stakes in the upcoming election are high.
It’s why neighbors like Kelly Edwards said she’s making sure every eligible person in her household is registered to vote.
“We are working on four generations of voters in our house,” Edwards said. “This is very very important.”
For more information about the Black Church PAC and its voter registration efforts, click here.