Kansas City man launches initiative to empower Black voters

Kansas City man launches initiative to empower Black voters

Voices heard,THE ELECTION IS TWOMONTHS AWAY --AND ONE MAN IS ON AMISSION TO MAKE SUREEVERY VOTE COUNTS.YOU HAVE ONE MONTH TOREGISTER TO VOTE FORTHE NOVEMBER ELECTION.AND AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ SHOWS US...ONE LOCAL MAN ISGETTING CREATIVE TOMAKE SURE EVERYONEMAKES IT TO THE POLLS.Jeremy Luna/Barberif you're familiar with thebarbershop, we're alwaystalking about how can wemake a change or what aresome issues going on in theworld?IT'S ONE OF THOSECONVERSATIONS BARBERJEREMY LUNA RECENTLYHAD WITH A CLIENT OF HISTHAT SPARKED A PLAN TOINCREASE VOTERAWARENESS WITHIN THEAFRICAN AMERICANCOMMUNITY IN KANSASCITY.Akil Hutchins/Founder of "JustFactz"I want to make it my, mybusiness to make sure thatthat we get our voices heard,and that we actually arepolitically active this yearAKIL HUTCHINS IS THEFOUNDER OF AN INITIATIVECALLED "JUST FACTZ"Akil Hutchins/Founder of "JustFactz"/Restaurants, barber shops,salons, nail salons, whateveryou got, we want to be a partof it.

And then we want to beable to make sure that we'remaking the impact in ourcommunities.THE HOUSE OF DIAMONDSHAIR LOUNGE AT 34TH ANDTROOST WILL BE AMONGTHE FIRST TO HOST ANEVENT TO REGISTERVOTERS, HAND OUT MAIIN BALLOT APPLICATIONS,PROVIDE NOTARYSERVICES AND EDUCATEINDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BYTHE JUSTICE SYSTEM OFTHEIR VOTING RIGHTS.Phil Diamond/Owner, House OfDiamonds Hair Lounge/just serving the communitythis is a good way to give backOWNER PHIL DIAMONDENCOURAGES OTHERS TOOPEN THEIR DOORS TOHUTCHINS.Phil Diamond/Owner, House OfDiamonds Hair Lounge/For small business and blackbusinesses and everything, Ithink it's it's very importantthat you know, we get the rightpeople in you know, if if wereally want change andeverything is to get the rightpeople inLUNA IS GLAD HE PLAYEDA SMALL ROLE IN THIS BIGINITATIVE.Jeremy Luna/Barber/I mean, it's quite simple a lotof people don't even have theopportunity to findtransportation over here,much less or liketransportation to a ballot andthe fact that we can possiblybring the ballot to them.

Thatis just, you know, just givesmore people the opportunity tovote.IN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

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