Baltimore Non-Profit and the Mothers of the Movement Team Up for National Voting Awareness Campaign ‘VOTE #BecauseTheyMatter’
Black women have always been at the forefront of every fight for social justice in the United States and the historical upcoming election will be no different. Baltimore non-profit organization Pure Potential Enterprises, Inc. has teamed up with Gwen Carr (mother of Eric Garner) and Nadia Fischer (Social Justice Publicist) to encourage all US citizens to vote.
The visual digs into the history of African American socioeconomic struggle with the ⅗ Compromise, and the countless lives lost at the hands of the justice system due to police brutality. You’re reminded of why we vote and what ancestors had to encounter to have the right to do so with events like the 1913 Women’s Suffrage March. The video reminds all that citizens have the power to inflict change, locally and nationally, by voting.
The video was directed and produced by Delanee-Alexis Coley of Pure Potential Enterprises, Inc. and features Pure Potential Enterprises staff and it’s 2020-2021 Collegiate Cohort, Gwen Carr (mother of Eric Garner), Nadia Fischer (Social Justice Publicist and Prison Reform Activist), and members of Greek organizations. The video also features students and graduates of Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Texas Southern University, Towson University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and more.
Pure Potential Enterprises encourages you to share the video on all social platforms throughout the election season to generate awareness for U.S citizens, young and old.
ABOUT PURE POTENTIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Founded in 2008 by Phyllis Coley, Pure Potential Enterprises, Inc. serves as a bridge to decrease the opportunity gap that exists within our community, negatively affecting the disenfranchised and under-served youth. The organization focuses on the whole child, acting as a support system to address the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of our scholars. We believe in their dreams, we assist them in reshaping a dream into a vision, and from a vision to an achievable goal. When children and teens enter our doors, we consider each one of them a PPE Scholar. Our goal is to help each scholar become the best version of themselves as we prepare and guide them on their journey to higher education.
Delanee-Alexis Coley (Producer, VOTE #BecauseTheyMatter and Chief Executive of Special Projects and Youth Initiatives)
Delanee-Alexis Coley is the Chief Executive, Special Projects, and Youth Initiatives at Pure Potential Enterprises, Inc. (PPE) and has been in leadership since its founding in 2008. She is the founder of the Ignite the Power Within youth conference and Simply a Young Lady with No Apologies young women’s empowerment conference. Spearheaded multiple youth initiatives during her tenure with PPE, most recently she spearheaded a national COVID-19 relief fund for college students around the nation. Ms. Coley is a May 2019 National Alumni Scholars graduate of NC A&T State University who is dedicated to empowering her community and the world at large. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., NAACP, NCNW, and the Baltimore Aggie Alumni Association, to name a few. Coley is an author, entrepreneur, mentor, and change enthusiast who has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarship funding through Pure Potential Enterprises for over 5 years. As a helping hand to disenfranchised youth, Delaney-Alexis lives by her personal quote “Never be passive in your pursuit.” She truly believes that each day is an opportunity to actively pursue your lifelong dreams and enrich your innate ability to help others.
