Description: "Using randomized controlled trials, focus groups, surveys, and interviews across eight elections in five Black-majority cites (Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Richmond), this book documents how the Party at the Mailbox effort piloted in 2020 by Black Girls Vote and Baltimore Votes used celebrations of community to increase voter turnout"--
Brief description: Sarah V. Hayes is a Ph.D. candidate and President Healy Fellow in Political Science at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the political opinions of racialized and gendered marginalized groups, with an emphasis on capturing Black women's political views and engagement. Her work has been published in The Forum and the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.
Review Quotes: "Party at the Ballot Box highlights why partnerships between academics and practitioners deeply matter. Michelson, DeMora, and Hayes exemplify the importance of community-engaged research that centers on and invests in the radical democratic visions of Black women. Anyone interested in Black women's politics, community organizing and empowerment, civic education, and electoral politics will find this book an essential read."-- "Nadia E. Brown, author of Sisters in the Statehouse: Black Women and Legislative Decision Making"