ELECT HON. REV. MICHAEL BLAKE
for DNC VICE CHAIR of Civic Engagement & Voter Participation
So Long As…
“So long as there is one child without milk, so long as there is one family without a decent home, so long as there are aged persons without pensions, working mothers without fair wages, struggling farmers without income, so long as there are overcrowded schools, inadequate hospitals and families on relief, so long will the need for the Democratic Party continue – and so long will we be called upon to assume the responsibilities of leadership.”
- John F. Kennedy
So Long As working people,
Black & Brown communities, young people don't feel that we are listening, empowering, fighting for, training and electing us, we have an opportunity to change the game.
We must have Civic Engagement and Voter Participation all of the time, not just for a President for down ballot parties and to the people.
Our Party Our Promise
Poverty Caucus & Working-Class Alignment:
We strive to invest in mobilizing communities of color and working people in hard-to-reach and underserved areas.
Schoolhouse Rock 2.0 in High Schools, Colleges, and Under 30
We instill the benefits of democracy in our kids at an early age, fostering political literacy through mentorship and educational mediums that speak to them.
Sports and Entertainment
Amplifying our party’s values by cultivating thoughtful partnerships in industries with the greatest reach to connect with rural, Black, Brown, Indigenous, and working-class people.
Disinformation and Misinformation Team
We establish a qualified team with the resources to combat misinformation and disinformation, uncovering the truth when others try to drown it out for personal gain.
New and Fresh Strategy for Faith Mobilization
We work alongside faith leaders who uphold hope, joy, and forgiveness aligned with our party’s values as the unbreakable tenets of a healthy community.
Focus Groups and Polling
We analyze data from the people to understand how they feel, demonstrating that Donald Trump going to a barbershop doesn't show that he gets it—but Black and Latino men voting less for us shows that they think we don’t get it either.
Dedicated Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Staffer in Each of the 7 Battlegrounds
Leadership in the field ensures every vote for our party is mobilized and protected against political and legal challenges, as well as misinformation and disinformation.
Get in the Game on Gamer Engagement Strategies
We engage influencers, creators, and gamers, viewing them as partners in preserving and enriching our country’s democracy.
Fraternities & Sororities Engagement
We go further to organize on college campuses—in campus clubs, fraternities, and sororities—to get out the vote.
Mentorship Program for Young Men of Color
Fostering civic engagement and political literacy year-round.
MichaeL’s proven track record
as a Leader for the Democratic pARTy
Michael Blake served as a Vice Chair at Large of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2021, being the first Black man elected to DNC leadership since Ron Brown in 1989, helping lead efforts to mobilize millennials, communities of color, local elected candidates and training. Blake has traveled to 31 states and to Japan since the DNC election in February 2017 supporting candidate trainings to creating Get Out The Vote strategies in base communities across the country.
