Ep. 162 | EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION: Encouraging Teens to Register to Vote

In this inspiring episode of the LITE It Up Podcast, Dr. Aginah Musherah interviews Letina Brady Pettis, founder of Get Out the Vote (GOTV) 4 Teens and National Teens Voter Registration Day. Tina has made it her mission to empower young people across Chicago and its suburbs through civic engagement and community building. As the author of I Want to Vote and I Voted, Tina uses her work to inspire young readers to grasp the importance of voting and civic responsibility. During this conversation, Tina also shares her leadership roles as Director and Co-Chair for the League of Women Voters of Illinois-Issues and Advocacy and Director of Issues and Advocacy for the League of Women Voters of Chicago. Her advocacy spans multiple causes, including women’s rights, voting rights, gun violence prevention, and community oversight of police. Tune in to learn more about her impactful work and how you can get involved in voter registration efforts! Connect with Letina Brady Pettis: www.gotvforteens.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GOTV 4 Teens Purchase Letina's Books: I Want to Vote and I Voted on Amazon https://a.co/d/06iL9vu or Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-want-to-vote-letina-brady-pettis/1146224133?ean=9798218499976 Connect with Dr. Aginah M. Muhammad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aginahmuhammad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.liteituppodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/liteituppodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/⁠liteituppodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠Purchase Dr. Aginah's book:  Women Who Persevere: Navigating Motherhood with Power & Grace and I Am My Sister's Keeper by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aginahmuhammad.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.