With less than 3 weeks until the polls close, leaders in Baltimore City are in the community re-emphasizing the importance of voting specifically for Black voters, and on Friday they got some celebrity help to get the word out.
“Local elections have become a priority, they have always been a priority, and it was helpful for me to learn that as well, just how important it is that on a local level that is really going to affect your day-to-day life,” says Michael Ealy.
Michael Ealy, alongside Democratic leaders in Baltimore, took a tour of local barbershops to have a conversation about the importance of voting in the upcoming election.
After the discussion, WMAR caught up with a few young voters who will be voting for the first time.
“To see people that are actually bringing up reasonable arguments that could sway somebody who is undecided like I previously was to ultimately make a decision,” says
Malcolm Drewery, an associate professor at Morgan State, says it is vital to make sure voters, specifically Black voters feel like the issues they care about matter.