The Minority Vote is a nonfiction docuseries and interactive media project co-directed by Imani M. Cheers and filmmaker Zinhle Essamuah. Launched during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the project centers the voices of six diverse millennial voters—Black, Latinx, Native American, and Arab American—as they navigate the complexities of political identity, civic responsibility, and systemic change.

Far more than a film, The Minority Vote is a digital movement. The project includes an interactive website where young people can register to vote, log civic volunteer hours, and access educational resources designed to equip minority millennials with the tools they need to become informed and engaged voters.

Through first-person storytelling, original music, and community-driven engagement, The Minority Vote reimagines what political participation can look like—and who gets to define it. It received support from the Steven and Diane Robinson Knapp Fellowship and the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement at George Washington University.

This project is both a call to action and a living record of a generation determined to make its voice heard.