Posts by Democracy Summer interns and others.
Alannah Garcia, Charlotte Originally uploaded by democracync Alannah Garcia, daughter of Edward and Valerie Garcia, was raised in Cary, North Carolina. The third of four children, she attended Green Hope High School and was a member of the varsity women’s lacrosse team as well as the Green Hope High School marching band. After graduating with [...]
Ray Robinson, Winston-Salem Originally uploaded by democracync In 2006 Ray Robinson graduated from North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After which Robinson relocated to Elizabeth City, North Carolina to attend Elizabeth City State University. In 2010 he received his BA in Political Science from Elizabeth City State University, where he minored in public [...]
Juanita Milbourne, Durham Originally uploaded by democracync Juanita Milbourne was born in Rocky Mount, NC but has spent most of her life in Raleigh. She has recently completed her freshman year at North Carolina Central University. There she accomplished many things such including being honored in the NCCU First Steps Ceremony, participating in the 2010 [...]
Jabari Blackmon, Durham Originally uploaded by democracync Jabari Blackmon is a rising senior at North Carolina Central University, where he is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. At N.C. Central, Blackmon is a University Honors Student and serves as the Senior Political Correspondent for the Campus Echo Newspaper. Blackmon – [...]
Amanda Ellis, Fayetteville Originally uploaded by democracync Amanda Ellis, daughter of Lyda Ellis was raised in Raeford, North Carolina. During her time at Hoke County High School, Amanda participated in National Honor Society , the Beta Club, Ladies of Total Image and the Hoke County High School Marching Bucks Band. Amanda is now in her [...]
An-Que’ "Nicole" Cunnigan, Fayetteville Originally uploaded by democracync An-Que’ Cunnigan, daughter of Bridgette Cunnigan and Jerome Boyd Jr., was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Las Vegas she attended Palo Verde High School, where she participated in many organizations such as the Debate Club, Varsity Cheerleading, and Student Government Association. An-Que’ decided to further her [...]
Well it's a good thing I'm living on the lake here in Denver outside of Charlotte since this hot weather has been relentless! I moved in on Sunday and had a couple days to soak up the sun before hitting our downtown office in Charlotte.. or is it uptown? I'm all confused on that score. [...]
And the work begins...! Democracy Summer is no joke! But don't get me wrong... it's fun! The first day of the internship was ridiculously crazy. We came in at 1pm since it was a phone banking day (which Alannah & were completely dreading!) and we got straight to work (or at least we tried to!). Alannah and I [...]
It's been a while since I've last blogged, but we've been so busy down here in Greenville that I've barely had time! The month of July seemed to seriously fly by and I cannot believe we're already in our last week! We've done so much, including hosting Pitt County's first-ever Democracy North Carolina Open House [...]
Although week four of Demcracy Summer has ended according to the Calendar, I still feel incomplete. Problem. Solution? BLOG! Our week started early Tuesday morning at the Department of Homeland Security office, we were there again to welcome the newly naturalized citizens and inform them of their new right and duty: voting! Aside from the [...]