Ballot explores the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting amid a climate increasingly hostile to electoral participation. Anjali Enjeti shares her insights as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, weaving a narrative that highlights the precarious state of voting during this tumultuous political era in the United States, particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.
Enjeti details the escalating challenges faced by voters in battleground states, where right-wing legislatures have enacted numerous voter suppression bills and redrawn district lines to disenfranchise Black and other marginalized communities. Her examination of election integrity reveals the profound impact of the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection on the voting process.
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Anjali Enjeti is a journalist, activist, former attorney, and author of Ballot, Southbound, and The Parted Earth. She teaches creative writing in MFA programs at Antioch University in Los Angeles and Reinhardt University in Georgia.
Nneka M. Okona will moderate the event. Okona is an Atlanta-based journalist and author, whose work covers Black history and culture. She published her first book, Self-Care for Grief, in 2021.
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