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Friday Videos Rocked the Vote

by SB Sarah · Nov 6, 2026 at 4:00 am · Leave a comment

An image of a VHS cassette with a label that reads FRIDAY VIDEOS Smart Bitches Ep. 21 against a pink crosshatch background

Do you remember Rock the Vote? Ok, so 30 years ago (ouch) there was this channel called MTV and MTV played music videos. All day. Unless it was time for MTV News, which was like the Teen Vogue of the time. And there was also…political organizing! In 1992, the Rock the Vote campaign started appearing on MTV, in part to drive support for the Motor Voter bill, which allowed people to register to vote while … Continue reading Friday Videos Rocked the Vote →