Election Day in Greenville County’s municipalities and many special purpose districts is Tuesday, November 2, 2021. We encourage every eligible voter to vote – regardless of political affiliation or candidate choice – because voting is the essence of an enduring democracy.
By Elias ‘Eli’ ValentinGCDP. Chair We often talk about the power of precincts and the need for Democrats to organize in their own communities. As we continue to build the necessary infrastructure we know we need as a Democratic party, we need YOUR support in this critical effort.
By Mike Roosevelt As the 2021 legislative session began in January, Republicans in the South Carolina statehouse faced a dilemma: Should they use their large majorities in both the Senate (30-16) and House (81-43) to pass unpopular bills that return the state to the late 19th century, or go
Georgia was the canary-in-the-coal-mine for voting suppression. Pressuring major corporations and organizations like the NCAA and MLB have yielded results, but it is too late to change the situation in Georgia. Still it seems corporate pressure could be an effective tool, especially in states
You may want to start by contacting top brass at your own company, but if you want to go high, here are the names of top officials at Carlos Phillips, President, Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Will Whitley, Michelin, Director, Community and State and Local Government Affairs. Max Metcalf, BMW,
We want to thank all our donors for January for their commitment to strengthening our Party. Be part of turning SC Blue. Recurring Donors Leila Aziz, Phil Beckwith, Christina Belge, Kathleen Bitsura, Ruth Burley, David Cross, Cynthia Gibson, Cindy Henry, John Hester, Woodrow Hill, Kinard
This article is excerpted from Amanda’s doctoral thesis and appeared on the online site for moms: Mother.ly. By Amanda McDougald Scott As a PhD candidate researching child care in the US, I have found that child care workers have continued to make sure parents can get to work during COVID, but
Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech delivered to the March on Washington in the summer of 1963 is one of the most famous speeches in history. But the signature phrase might never have been used. According to History.Com, Rev. King had debuted the phrase “I have a
At our September breakfast, we welcomed SCDP’s Executive Director Jay Parmlee outlined the state of the race for Jaime Harrison. We also heard from Congressional candidate Kim Nelson, and State Senate candidates.
Rev. Sharon Risher lost everything on June 17, 2015. The day Dylan Roof murdered nine members – including Risher’s mother – of the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Since that day, Rev. Risher has journeyed from desolation to anger to activism, becoming an advocate for gun violence
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