The Real GOATs (Greatest of All Times) Vote Zoom presentation will be held at 7 p.m. today. The community is invited to participate in the collaborative voter education webinar.
Participants should register in advance for this Zoom webinar at https://tinyurl.com/y3945tmw. After registering, they will receive a confirmation email with details about joining the webinar, according to a news release.
The event will be hosted by the Pine Bluff Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. in partnership with the Delta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the Epsilon Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
The moderator will be Nicolette Laurent, president, Pine Bluff alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.
Topics and presenters will include:
• Absentee Ballot and Election Dates and Deadlines -- M. Shayla Lothery, immediate past president of Epsilon Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
• Restoration of Voter Rights for Convicted Felons -- Earnest E. Brown, attorney, president of Delta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., and sixth division circuit judge, 11th Judicial District of Western Arkansas.
• Ballot Initiatives -- Bill Kopsky, executive director of Arkansas Public Policy Panel.
• Election Protection -- Maurice Taggart, Pine Bluff Branch NAACP/member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
• Call to Action -- Willette Totten, president, Delta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
A question-and-answer session will also be held.