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Have you voted?

If you haven’t voted already, what are you waiting for? Here are links to some previous posts about voting.

Are you ready for the midterm elections?

Are you ready for the primary?

Here are some other useful links.

MoveOn.org Election 2010 Voting Info

Usually I’m a little impatient when it comes to standing in lines, but this morning, I was very happy and gleeful to stand in line to vote. It was really encouraging. I hope the expected turnout is surpassed greatly. Some ask why I didn’t early vote–there’s just something about voting on Election Day that makes me feel empowered. I only early vote when I know I can’t fit it in on the actual day, but I totally support making voting more accessible. I just like being in the thick (or thin, in which case I frown) of things.

I’m also very very ecstatic to see that people have been following my suggested links to the Secretary of State website, the layman’s version of the proposed amendments, and info about candidates. :)

Anywho, if you’ve voted, ^5!!! If you haven’t, you have till 7 pm. Get it done!!

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Are you ready for the midterm elections?

28 Sep

It’s almost that time, folks. So are you prepared? If not, if you’re a Georgia voter, I can help a bit. If you’re not, please visit your state’s Secretary of State website for more information. Most that I’ve seen are pretty user friendly and will provide you with pertinent dates, your registration status, a poll locator, and information about who’s running.

For Georgia voters, you have until Monday, October 4 to get registered to vote or to change your address if you’ve moved if you want to vote in the November 2 election. You can probably find a sorority in a parking lot or a mall, but if you want to be a little more proactive, you can visit your local library, your county board of registrars office, or any public assistance office to get registered. If you’re not sure if you’re registered or if you are newly registered and don’t know where you should go to vote or if you know all that but need to know your congressional district, click here. If you’re not sure if you’re eligible to vote, click here.

Now, once you’ve registered (remember, you have this week and the weekend to get it done!), you need to know who is running for office so you can vote smart. All qualified candidates running for office in Georgia are listed here, along with their contact information and websites. The proposed amendments and referendums are located at that link as well. But if they’re a little difficult to decipher, this site summarizes each of them pretty well.

C’mon! Get out and be an educated voter!

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Hometown Hero: Lorenda Cheeks

19 Aug

When I met Lorenda back in 2003 or 2004, her positivity was obvious and even contagious. She’s from my hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, a graduate of my alma mater, Tougaloo College, and a sorority sister from my initiation chapter, Gamma Omicron, the premiere undergraduate chapter of MS of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Lorenda’s contributions to the youth of Jackson are outstanding. She is currently the principal of Oak Forest Elementary School, a Girl Scouts troop leader, and the founder of “It’s Hip to Be Fit,” a health and fitness program for girls. Lorenda was recently named Jackson’s Community Champion for 2010. She is now vying for General Mills’ Feeding Dream National Community Champion, which would result in $10,000 for Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi.

Please follow the links in this post to read more about Lorenda, then please go vote for her everyday until Oct. 31!

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Help me win a Kindle!!

5 Aug

I entered a contest to win a Kindle!! Please log on and vote YES for Essay #2 (feel free to read it too–I’m quite proud of it!)!

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GA Primary: Election Results

22 Jul

For results of the Georgia primary election, which was held Tuesday, July 20, click here.

If you haven’t registered to vote yet, you have until October 4 to do so. Remember, the general election will be Tuesday, November 2.

Exercise your right!

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Raisin’ Cane – Part Two

20 Jul

Although sometimes I’m all over the place so it may not seem like it, I love order. So before I can really get going on the events of this past weekend, I must revisit Raisin’ Cane.

Like I said before, the production was phenomenal. Here are some quotes and works that pierced me. I think today, I’ll highlight the womenfolk.

I Want to Die While You Love Me by Georgia Douglas Johnson

I WANT to die while you love me,
While yet you hold me fair,
While laughter lies upon my lips
And lights are in my hair.

I want to die while you love me,
And bear to that still bed,
Your kisses turbulent, unspent
To warm me when I’m dead.

I want to die while you love me
Oh, who would care to live
Till love has nothing more to ask
And nothing more to give!

I want to die while you love me
And never, never see
The glory of this perfect day
Grow dim or cease to be.

Isn’t that beautiful? I’m usually not even a poetry kinda girl, but that poem captured my ears during the performance.

Who’s ever heard of Pig Foot Mary? Well, I hadn’t either, but now I’ve read about her, and she’s someone to look up to. Hailing from the Mississippi Delta, Lillian Dean Harris moved to New York City and went from peddling boiled pigs’ feet out of a torn up baby carriage (yes, I’m from MS, but no, I do not and never have eaten pigs’ feet–they look mucho gross, but yay for Lillian!) to being able to retire with hundreds of thousands of dollars in Cali. After cultivating her business of providing Southern food to the many transplants in Harlem (and anyone else who wanted some), she invested her money in real estate. Now how’s that for girl power?

Panel 1 of Migration of the Negro by Jacob Lawrence

Finally, before I go, I’ll share a Zora Neale Hurston quote that makes me chuckle (and reminds me of something I might say jokingly but not really):

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.

By the way, if you haven’t voted today, what are you waiting for? Tootles, my dears.

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Are you ready for the primary?

6 Jul

One of my favorite sets of childhood memories is riding down to the neighborhood fire station with my mom to vote. Several of my family members were poll workers, so it was always a friendly experience that I looked forward to. The best part of the going to the poll was fake voting. There were child-size voting machines there, so I got to click down the old school pegs and “cast” my vote as well. I’m sure this is one reason I’m civically engaged as an adult.

On Saturday, July 10, 2010, from 8:30 am to 5 pm, Fulton County is hosting its first Family Voting Day. Serving a dual purpose, this event will allow yet another opportunity to cast ballots for the primary election early, and it encourages families to vote together (and expose kids to the duty of being heard through voting).

It’s important to vote–but it’s imperative to be an educated voter. If you’re a Fulton County resident, below are some links to help you prepare for the Tuesday, July 20 primary. If you’re not a Fulton County resident, please visit your state’s Secretary of State website and your county government website to find information on registering to vote (deadlines and rules), poll locations, and candidates. Be engaged in your community.

It’s too late to register to vote in the upcoming primary, but here is the link to future registration deadlines and election dates. You can still register to vote in future elections.

Here’s a great guide to voting regulations in GA.

Need to check your voter registration status or find out where your poll is? Click here.

Are you not able to vote on the 20th or attend Family Voting Day? Here are the locations for early voting.

Don’t know what we’re voting for in this election? Here are sample ballots: Democratic and Republican.

Interested in upcoming debates? Go here. (Also, stay tuned for more information on the gubernatorial debate hosted Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.)

Finally, for more information about the candidates, visit this site.

Get involved. Remember that local politics are just as, if not more, important as national politics. Don’t just complain–identify your issues and make your voice heard. Voting is your bare minimum civic responsibility. Do your part.

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Have you voted?

Are you ready for the midterm elections?

GA Primary: Election Results

Are you ready for the primary?

MoveOn.org Election 2010 Voting Info

CNN Election Center

Washington Post Vote Tracker

Are you ready for the midterm elections?

Hometown Hero: Lorenda Cheeks

Help me win a Kindle!!

GA Primary: Election Results

Raisin’ Cane – Part Two

Are you ready for the primary?

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