North Carolina HBCU Students March Miles To Vote After Campus Polling Sites Removed
Students at historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina are marching miles to cast their ballots after election officials declined to include on-campus early voting locations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, The Guardian reports. More than 100 students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Bennett College, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro marched to polling stations Oct. 15, the first day of early voting. The demonstration followed decisions excluding campus voting sites previously available during the 2024 presidential election, according to WUNC News. Students at North Carolina A&T, reportedly the nation’s largest historically Black university, walked approximately 45 minutes to reach the nearest early voting location. Some encountered missing sidewalks and obstructed walkways along the route. Election officials cited…