We’re Watching: A conversation with Braxton Winston & Dr. Sarah Taber
Braxton Winston is running for NC Commissioner of Labor and states: "North Carolina is the best state in the nation to run a business, and I want to ensure our state is…
We’re Reading: Why do we elect NC Commissioner of Insurance? So people can choose an advocate
Learn more about Natasha Marcus, one of RCDP's guest speakers at our June breakfast on 6/8/24. In a March 2024 opinion to the Citizen Times, Marcus explains why she is…
Throwback Thursday: Sly & the Family Stone – “Everyday People”
Sometimes we just need a break and a reminder of our common humanity. https://youtu.be/7czrIW_v7gc?si=axsSTp27V34IVrsI
We’re Watching: Ken Burns, Keynote Address to Graduates
Choose honor over hypocrisy, virtue over vulgarity, discipline over dissipation, character over cleverness, sacrifice over self-indulgence. Do not lose your enthusiasm, in its Greek etymology the word enthusiasm means simply,…
Speak Up, Speak Out, and Vote: An Opinion
Tennessee Brandon as regards the 2024 election and why he continues to speak out - "I was on the right side of history, I was one of them who didn't…
Robert Hubbell: Justice.
Robert Hubbell - Citizen, Optimist, Realist - "While we should be concerned about the assaults on the justice system, let’s recognize that the system prevailed today—despite seven years of attacks…
June 8 – Monthly Democratic Breakfast: Guest Speakers, Candidates Natasha Marcus & Braxton Winston
Share the RCDP version of a "Cup of Joe" with other Democrats and local voters who lean blue in 2024 and hear firsthand how these excellent candidates are ready to…
Nan Lund: Life without Internet
It may be easy to think that connectivity is not important unless you don’t have it. Affordable, reliable, high-speed internet should be like electricity-something available to everyone. It facilitates all…
We’re Reading Democracy Docket: The Dangerous Asymmetry of Election Denialism
"We cannot survive as a democracy if only one party is willing to accept defeat. We will not keep our constitutional republic if half of the country will subvert election…
Community Event: Juneteenth Week, June 13 – June 19
From Salisbury-Rowan NAACP - We're excited to announce our weeklong Juneteenth Celebration events with the theme "Breaking Every Chain: Making Equality a Priority." Read more to learn how you can…