by MCDC | Dec 4, 2015 | Gun Reform, News
by MCDC | Oct 23, 2015 | Discrimination, Equal Rights, Video
In the U.S. today, women make only 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man — with African-American women only earning 64 cents and Latinas a measly 55. Plus, a woman’s right to choose is threatened by extreme lawmakers who have introduced more than 100 abortion...
by MCDC | Oct 10, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Gun Reform, News
via ThinkProgress [Republican presidential candidate Ben] Carson — who is currently leading in some polls — started down this path after the UCC shooting in Oregon, where 13 people were killed. Carson argued that the victims should have attacked the shooter. (In fact,...
by MCDC | Sep 3, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, History, Madison County, Racism, Video, Voter Rights
Please join the Madison County Democratic Committee at our next regular meeting, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at the George James Community Center, located at 1215 George James Loop, Radiant, VA 22732. We’ll have a brief business meeting, followed...
by MCDC | Aug 16, 2015 | Civil Rights, History, News
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary civil rights activist Julian Bond. From his days as the co-founder and communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s to his chairmanship of the NAACP in the 21st...