About Us
“Vote Like Black Women ™ ” is more than a phrase or brand, it is a call to action for us all to be more civically engaged, unselfish and active voters like the most reliable, persistent, consistent and selfless voting group America has ever seen, Black Women.
Black Women outperform every other demographic in voter turnout, and election after election they vote overwhelmingly for candidates and causes that are equitable, justice focused and supportive of disenfranchised groups and communities in need.
What is most powerful about Black Women and their voting tendencies is that they show up no matter the obstacles they face time after time. From suffrage to the civil rights era to today's restrictive access to polls and voter roll purges, Black women show up to vote time and time again. Our Democracy would not be what it is today without the contributions and the votes of Black Women.
We need to do more than just thank and rely on Black women, we need to follow their lead and lighten the load. In a time where people want to look, dress and sound like Black women, what we really need is for more people to Vote Like Black Women ™.
Proceeds from every sale will go to a Black woman led, non-partisan non-profits looking to increase civic engagement and/or voter turnout.
Who We Are
Vote Like Black Women ™ was created by co-founders and couple, Marlon and Normandi Amprey. As the CEO, Marlon built Vote Like Black Women ™ as a form of appreciation to Black Women but more importantly as a challenge to others to follow Black Women’s lead and to lighten the load. According to Marlon,
“Black Women have done enough, it is time for others to catch up and do the work. Black women have provided the Blueprint, we just need a call to action to follow it and Vote Like Black Women ™ is that simple call to action”
Marlon Amprey is an attorney, Maryland state representative and advocate for justice. During the first campaign he worked in West Baltimore at the age of 19 he quickly noticed that the Black women in his family were no exception, instead the civic engagement and strong belief in voting was something that resonated with so many Black women he met at community meetings, knocking doors and at the polls.
Marlon carried the belief that Black women are the standard for all of his life. As he built his own campaign and worked in policy his foundation has always been Black women. Now as the proud husband to a proud Black woman and the father of two girls, he is even now more focused on ensuring we elevate and appreciate the contributions of Black Women and follow their lead and lighten their load.
Normandi Amprey is a former teacher and non-profit executive working to ensure children in historically underfunded communities have access to the education they deserve.
Marlon and Normandi are the proud parents of two amazing girls, Amara and Ziora.