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Latosha Brown is an award-winning organizer, political strategist, and jazz singer who empowers communities through her impactful work.
Black Voters Matter Fund is an organization committed to increasing political power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities through effective voting, believing it allows communities to determine their own destiny.
A partnership involving Black Voters Matter Fund and the Urban Institute, focusing on the impact of evidence in social movements, co-hosted by LaTosha Brown and Kimberlyn Leary.
Ben & Jerry's collaborated with Black Voters Matter Fund by rebranding their 'Change Is Brewing' flavor to advance racial justice, protect voting rights, and encourage voter turnout ahead of November's midterm elections.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviewed LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, about political organizing efforts in Georgia in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election.
Keppler Speakers represents LaTosha Brown, highlighting her expertise in Black Voting Rights and Voter Suppression, Black Women's Empowerment, and Philanthropy.
The National Urban League features LaTosha Brown as a nationally recognized expert in Black Voting Rights and Voter Suppression, Black Women's Empowerment, and Philanthropy.
Black Voters Matter partnered with The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) to engage a new generation of activists, announced on the 62nd anniversary of Dr. King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'.
InfluenceWatch describes Black Voters Matter Fund as a left-of-center political advocacy organization co-founded by LaTosha Brown and Clifford Albright, opposing voter identification laws.
LaTosha Brown participated in a Fireside Chat event titled 'Empowering Black and Brown Voters' at Washington University in St. Louis, co-hosted by student organizations.
Latosha Brown was born in Selma, Alabama, to a farming family. Growing up, her grandmother, born in 1910 and denied voting rights for much of her life, profoundly influenced her understanding of political power. As a child, Brown frequently questioned who held authority in various settings, demonstrating an early fascination with leadership and influence. She attended Selma High School and later Auburn University at Montgomery, where she studied political science and government. During this period, she became a mother and took a job at a clothing shop, where she began engaging customers in discussions about civil rights and social justice topics.
Brown’s dedication to activism led her to bid for political office, including a run for the Alabama State Board of Education’s fifth district seat in 1998. After a week-long ballot count, she lost by fewer than 200 votes, and a subsequent discovery of 800 uncounted ballots in Wilcox County highlighted systemic voting irregularities. In 2002, she ran for the Alabama House of Representatives District 67 seat, contesting the election due to alleged voter irregularities, including crossover voting, missing voter lists, and votes from deceased individuals. These experiences further solidified her commitment to protecting voting rights and ensuring fair electoral processes.
In 2004, Brown founded TruthSpeaks Consulting, Inc., a philanthropy advisory firm in Atlanta, GA. She later co-founded the Black Voters Matter Fund in 2016, an organization dedicated to increasing power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities in the Southern United States. Her work with Black Voters Matter has been instrumental in significant voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts in key elections, notably during the 2017 U.S. Senate special election in Alabama and the 2020–21 Georgia state elections. She is also the founder of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium, established in 2018, aiming to create new philanthropic models to increase investments for Black girls and women in the South.
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