Details, Details, Details: Voting in the 2024 Primary
Have questions about the upcoming 2024 primary? RCDP will continue to update election information as the primary approaches. You can also visit the Rowan County Board of Elections website for…
Jeffrey Sharp: MLK and DEI in 2024
"What matters is what you do in your life. Do you support diversity, recognizing the strength of our differences? Do you support equity affirming its roots in justice? Do you…
Whitney Peckman: Response to Dr. King and DEI
"Have we all become too lazy to Google to verify the sources of ideas and statements we read in the paper or hear on the media? We may disagree, but…
We’re Reading: Dan Rather & Team Steady – One Man
"As the first primary ballots are being cast in New Hampshire, the country is forced again to face the fact that one man has fundamentally changed us. Simply stated, it’s…
Kim Porter: Being a Good Friend
"It is difficult to be a ‘friend.’ ‘Being there’ is their inner motto." Dear Neighbor, I went to bed crying. I was 8 years old, and in the third grade.…
Free Screening Opportunity: The Right to Read
Pre-register for a free online screening of the award winning documentary, "The Right to Read," from the NAACP Education initiative. It’s available for 24 hours, so can be conveniently viewed…
Tarik Woods: Quote of the week
“These goals that we’ve set for ourselves can not be accomplished, they will not be accomplished, if each conversation begins by asking, ‘What will it cost me?’ or ‘What do…
Bob Foreman: Music, Personal Relationships, and Labels
Take a moment and look beyond music and how we may choose to live daily. As we develop relationships with other individuals, we often look for people who have the…
We’re Listening: Waiting on the World to Change
Are you waiting or are you ready to take action in 2024? The time to begin is now. https://youtu.be/yTU2J2xnkbg?si=0hBoKgP8IZMOaWco Waiting on the World to Change, song by John Mayer One,…
Nan Lund: Take Off Your Blinders
Nan Lund responds to "DEI Efforts in Higher Education Deserve your Support," a column by Elon professor Mathew Gendle. "Looking back 50 years to 1963 when Dr. King’s most famous…