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Thinking about not voting because you look at this election as the lesser of two evils? Thinking about not voting because you want to abstain from this election as a vote of protest? Think again!
Here’s a roundup of why you should go out and vote instead of sitting at home or wasting time during your work or class break.
An Election Day-twist on this classic scene in Destiny’s Child history.
Get out and #Vote pic.twitter.com/1dkbY33ZbE
— Sailor Schmoon (@MessyMyles) November 8, 2016
#VoteFahWhoYaWant #VoteFahHillary
Historians will look back at this video and say this is why Hillary won the election pic.twitter.com/aaAKHIKPyv
— crooked pierce (@piercespears) November 7, 2016
— J (@MINAJAYSTY) November 8, 2016
Mariah Carey-inspired rides are ready to take you to the polls
It’s Election Day! Need a ride to the polls this afternoon? Call 888-482-7353 or visit https://t.co/TmCFJrYR93 #VoteHot pic.twitter.com/Q9a0Oqx0U7
— Democracy NC (@democracync) November 8, 2016
Daveed Diggs rapping with Black Thought about the voter suppression explains why this is so important
Gucci Mane is encouraging us to go out and vote because it affects us all.
.@gucci1017 is a man of the people, and he encourages all young Americans to go out & vote #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/rSKKW3IvJr
— Vibe Magazine (@VibeMagazine) November 8, 2016
Chance the Rapper, his brother Taylor and their father telling us to go out and vote, not only for president but local elections, because they matter!
A MESSAGE FROM THE BENNETT’S ON #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/OKxVIszqLb
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) November 8, 2016
If you’re out in Bompton, you can get a FDT bagel, courtesy of YG.
.@YG and @yeastiebagels team up for “F*ck Donald Trump” bagel.
Grab one if you’re voting in the Compton area today. #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/7EPriYZXLb
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) November 8, 2016
Go to represent the black women who fought in the women’s suffrage movement, even when they didn’t have the right to vote at the same time as white women.
Voted in my Ida B Wells t-shirt. She was born when black Americans nor women could vote. Had to fight within women’s suffrage mvmt, too. pic.twitter.com/JBHA5xZfEu
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 8, 2016
Trillary’s #MannequinChallenge was lit, it just needed “Black Beatles” playing the background.
Don’t stand still. Vote today: https://t.co/jfd3CXLD1s #ElectionDay #MannequinChallenge pic.twitter.com/4KAv2zu0rd
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 8, 2016
And now we officially know – black millennials run this.
Black. Youth. Drive. Culture. https://t.co/OfHHbmjGap
— Scooter Taylor (@ScooterTaylor) November 8, 2016
But if the worst case scenario happens…
Me tomorrow if Trump pulls off this win. pic.twitter.com/91q7pAXv42
— X (@XLNB) November 8, 2016