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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER Brené Brown 2020 Election Resources Dares to Lead TurbowVote - Keeps track of voter registration, absentee, and vote-by-mail rules for all 50 states BallotReady - Provides personalized, nonpartisan information on ballots in all 50 states to keep voters informed Vote.org - Outlines a list of mail-in-ballot trackers for all 50 states so voters can ensure their votes are counted Which of your favorite artists are first-time voters? Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, professor, podcast host, author, and so much Snoop Dogg announced that he is going to vote for the first in 2020. The 48-year-old rapper isn’t the more. Brown has dedicated over two decades only one hitting the poles this election - here are to studying vulnerability, courage, shame, and some other artists who are now eligible to vote: empathy - all emotions everyone experiences. Billie Eilish Lil Naz X Willow Smith She shares her findings on her podcast, Chloe x Halle Conan Gray Unlocking Us. Brown and her diverse crew of Noah Cyrus guests including 2020 Democratic Trippie Redd UMI Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, Laverne Cox, 24kHoldn Dolly Parton, and Austin Channing Brown King Princess have a knack for connecting to listeners ... just to name a few. through their meaningful conversations. "Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome," Brown states in Dare to Lead, her Spotify Exclusive Original podcast that is all about "change-catalysts, culture-shifters, and as many troublemakers as possible." In her true "dare to lead" nature, Brown encourages her over 4 million listeners and followers to play their part in the 2020 U.S. Election. Spotify listeners can enjoy a "Soundtrack your Vote" playlist created by Brown with artists like Willie Nelson and Aretha Franklin on their way to the polls or as they head to mail in their ballots this year. Song Spotlight: James Did You Know? Brown, "Funky President (People It's Bad)" If these artist’s U.S. listeners all vote, it would be equivalent to the entire state of... This track is one of the most-sampled James Taylor Swift (28.6 M) = Florida Brown songs in history. With a brilliant mix of Pop Smoke (41 M) = California funk and bounce, the “Godfather of Soul” calls BTS (31 M) = Texas 29 M for political change and collective social Frank Ocean (14.7 M) = Pennsylvnania conscience. “Stock market going up, jobs going down / There ain't no funky job to be found” - even Brown’s lyrics from the 1970’s can be related to today’s reality..