A discussion about job creation, healthcare, wage equity, elections & voting. Panelists include: former State Rep. Ed Hanes, Rev. Odell Cleveland, NC A&T State University Director of Leadership & Engagement Sharon Hoard, & NC A&T State University senior Braxton Brewington. https://video.unctv.org/video/battleground-election-a-black-issues-forum-special-kohtsy/
Are you ever confused about where you should vote? Do you worry whether your vote counts? Reporter Kamaya Truitt looks at the strange case of North Carolina A&T State University, which state legislators divided into two congressional districts. Student activists say it’s a case of gerrymandering to split the Black vote. They’re mobilizing to make... Continue Reading →
Prisoners are a particularly vulnerable classification of potential research participants because the constraints of incarceration may affect an individual’s ability to give informed consent. Researchers, who often seek expedient solutions to research problems, have found prisons as a favorable environment to undertake medical studies due to their access to individuals, often deemed as a “captive... Continue Reading →
BRAXTON BREWINGTON: I was talking with my friend a while ago and we were saying-- so I was born in '96. I want to say she was born in '97, but either way, around that time we were legally allowed to vote in 2014, 2015. So all of the congressional elections that we've voted in,... Continue Reading →
Braxton Brewington: Originally, we were drawn into District 12, which was representative Alma Adams a democrat here in NC .That district was deemed unconstitutional so we were considered packed into that district. Now we are not packed, we're cracked into District 13 and into District 6. Here on campus we are divided by Laurel Street... Continue Reading →
Brewington in Greensboro Opinion: "While the short-term consequences are vile, such as unfair elections and diluted voting strength, I fear the psychological repercussions of years of unconstitutional elections could truly damage our state."
Students across the country participated in a National School Walkout on Wednesday, March 14, in protest of gun violence. While many schools prohibited their students from participating by using threats of detention, suspension and other punishments, that did not stop Ben L. Smith High School of Greensboro from walking out. Smith High School students joined... Continue Reading →
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. comes from the operation of cars and trucks. Yet the Trump administration plans to freeze fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards indefinitely at levels set for 2020 (“Trump’s biggest climate move yet is bad for everyone,” New York Times, Aug. 2). This will be a... Continue Reading →
The North Carolina NAACP invited Braxton to speak on the main stage after the annual Moral March on February 10th, 2018. Braxton, a NC A&T student and Common Cause Democracy Fellow, spoke on the need to join the moral resistance. Watch his video below! https://twitter.com/Braxtonbrew96/status/962419394344378370
Braxton Brewington 