If there is one thing that black folks need to do on Tuesday, November 6, it is to go to the polls and vote. Never mind all the issues that are going on around us; all we need to do is access the issues that we are confronted with in our day-to-day living.
There is not a day that goes by that we do not hear of some form of racism or heinous crime committed against people of color, police brutality, voter repression, neglected educational needs, abuse in the workplace, and the list goes on.
Yet some of us do not take the time to vote. When we think of our forefathers and the things they endured in order for us to vote, as horrible as those times were, they seem to wane in the face of what we are going through today.
We are living in a world of uncertainty overcome by day-to-day existence, not knowing what will come next to shatter our sense of security.
President Donald Trump has taken over, and no one seems to have the power nor desire to stop him in his quest to destroy America.
Your vote stops prisons for profit, helps expand health care, increases your wages, allows you free speech, allows black representation, and creates laws and policies to make our lives better. Â
You are the voices that can make a difference. One man does not stand alone. Your vote decides who is president. Votes got Trump into office, your votes can get him out of office.
There is a Board of Election Commissioners office located at 300 North Tucker Blvd. in St. Louis. Please utilize it. They are there to help us with absentee voting (which is underway), necessary paperwork, sample ballots, etc. I found the people in the office to be very pleasant and quite helpful.
We need each other to make things happen. It would be a groundbreaking event  if every church city wide had a National Church Voting Rights Day, and just suppose they all did it on the same day, inviting all people of color to register and encouraging them to vote.
The deadline to register to vote on November 6 has passed, but there will be future elections of importance, so register now if you have not.
Education is the key that opens doors to all possibilities; educating oneself on  voting rights offers us a different world. Please make your vote count on Tuesday, November 6.
