Candidate for Scotland County Commission - Williamson Township in 2024 North Carolina General Election.
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Get StartedAs a small business owner, I understand the need for creating systems to support local businesses and entrepreneurship. As residents are attempting to survive post-Covid, we must work to ensure our residents are provided with the training and skills needed to compete in an ever-changing economy. Having a mother who is a textile worker, I understand that while many think residents abused the unemployment system during the pandemic, I know the truth is, residents understand and value their lives and refuse to live in modern daily slavery making low wages and being over worked. We must work to raise minimum wage across our state and provide support to those who work to grow our economy. Our Health- So many across our state and especially rural communities like those who make up District 24 lack health care. Our rural communities need greater access to health care. We must continue to fight for Medicaid expansion and fund preventable health measures. As a member of the local board of health, I recognize our rural communities deal with high rates of terminal illnesses and as a local pastor, I 've watched so many suffer in silence and die in pain because they didn't have access to health care. The strains of the pandemic have also shown the need for us to support our small community hospitals to ensure their success in serving our communities. Learn more
Adequately funding education, ensuring racial inequity in North Carolina is put to bed are main concerns of our educational system. Paying our teachers and other school employees what they deserve, expanding free Pre-K, and fully restoring our Teaching Fellows Program are vital to the sustainability of public education in North Carolina. We are seeing continuous max exits of educators is depressing. We must increase what we pay those who educated, transport, and feed our children. Pre-K is important to allow us to give children a strong foundation in preparing them for graduation. We must expand free Pre-K to educate more children so that we are properly preparing them to be competitive for college and jobs. Growing our own teachers through the Fellows Program helps to create a pipeline of educators who are committed to the success of public education. Racial inequalities still exist in our school systems, students of color are over four times more likely to be suspended from school than white students, with black boys being in the lead. It is our duty to ensure that we are creating a system that is fair and equitable, ensuring all students are given a fair chance to thrive. As a former school board member, I am committed to fighting for these issues for the citizens of our state. Learn more
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