Over the past few weeks, Union Baptist Church (UBC) has been hosting a series of election forums where guests come together to discuss the importance of voting. And last week Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton and local legend Dr. Virginia Newell joined UBC senior pastor Bishop Sir Walter Mack during a virtual forum to ignite voters here in Forsyth County.
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According to census data provided by the Brookings Institution, Millennials and some Gen Zs make up 37% of eligible voters, about the same share of the electorate as Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers. To put it in simpler terms, young people have the power to shape the 2020 election. And last week several local organizations joined forces to educate young voters ahead of Election Day with a virtual forum that allowed voters to hear candidate’s views on some of the most pressing issues.
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Last month representatives from New America, a think tank that focuses on a range of public policy issues, revealed findings from a study that took a closer look at evictions and mortgage foreclosures in Forsyth County. To no one’s surprise who is familiar with the area, the findings show that the communities east of Highway 52 are in dire need.
