Texas Southern students march to vote with James Talarico and Monaleo

Texas Southern University students brought HBCU homecoming energy to the ballot box on October 23, participating in a campus march to the polls alongside Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and Houston rapper Monaleo.

The event took place during Texas' early voting period ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, with Talarico challenging Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to thebeatdfw.com.

Christian D. Menefee posted on X that students marched together to vote, sharing footage and photos of the Senate candidate and rapper on campus. Menefee expressed pride in seeing many students making their voices heard at the ballot box.

Dr. Letitia Plummer, a candidate for Harris County judge, also shared photographs from the gathering on X and highlighted the strong energy at Texas Southern University, encouraging voters to take that energy to the polls during early voting.

Monaleo posted on Instagram with Talarico, encouraging her followers to vote and showing support for the Democratic candidate. The social media posts extended the campus voting initiative to a wider audience.