The marchers yelled back, “Time to vote!”Ellis, pastor of the 6,000-member Greater Grace Temple, said it was crucial to get Black voters to the polls to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election. President Trump won Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes, in part because of depressed turnout among Black voters. AdvertisementShannon Rochon, 38, of Detroit hands out masks during a Walk the Vote event at Greater Grace Temple on Sunday. Efforts such as Sunday’s Walk the Vote at Greater Grace Temple are aimed at getting out the vote in a safe manner. In Detroit, Ellis saw the lackluster turnout coming in 2016 — he said there were few lines at the polling place at his church, an indication that Black turnout would be down.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2020 02:03 UTC