Miles Pierre
November 5th, 2025
Photo Credit: Miles Pierre
Nov. 4 marked the last day to vote in Georgia, and students from the Atlanta University Center marched to Flipper Temple Church in a show of unity to exercise their right to vote.
Student government leaders from Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, along with the Morehouse College NAACP chapter, organized the “March to the Polls” event, bringing together several student and Greek organizations.
“I think it’s important for college students to vote because young voters have the power to create change, especially on issues that can affect our generation the most,” said Kaylor Bonsu, a sophomore at Spelman College. “Voting right now can also help build the future we want to see in generations to come.”
The energy of collaboration filled the march as members of student organizations — including C100, Spelhouse Pre-Law Society, Miss Maroon and White Court, and members of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. lent their voices to the cause.
“I think the most important thing to remember is that those who have come before us have done this, and they have built the momentum for us to continue building,” said Chris Lambry, a junior at Morehouse who serves as the Senate Pro Tempore for the Morehouse Student Government Association.
The stakes were high in this year’s Atlanta mayoral election as incumbent Mayor Andre Dickens was reelected to a second term, defeating challengers Helmut “Love” Domagalski, Kalema Jackson and Eddie Meredith.
While most eyes were on the mayoral race, the contest for City Council president featured Rohit Malhotra and Marci Collier Overstreet, while other candidates vied for the 15 seats on the Atlanta City Council.
What began as a call for civic engagement grew into a movement — a powerful display of student leadership and unity as participants chanted, raised signs and radiated energy on the way to the polls.