Don’t Hit Me With that “My Vote Doesn’t Matter”
By Lila Dubois My grandmother hasn’t voted in a presidential election since 1992. She’s one of the most politically opinionated people I...
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VoteThatJawn
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
HEAR HER VOICE! You Decide to Vote!
By Maya Hairston “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Power of ONE WORD
All I did was sign up for a course taught by someone whose play I loved. It was last winter, just before theaters shut down. What I...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
My Whiplash Year
2020 has been a year of firsts for me. My first (legal) drink, first pandemic, first apartment, first presidential election, first Zoom...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
What I Learned on Election Day
When I stepped out of my house on Beyer Avenue on November 3rd, I took small sips of my coffee, believing I would have time to finish...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 14, 2021
- 8 min
The Golden Ticket to Democracy: Voter Registration
“Which one is the orange guy?”
I tried not to laugh behind my mask.
“The President?” I asked.
He nodded.
“He’s Republican,” I said...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 7, 2021
- 6 min
Voting for the First Time During a Pandemic
voted in my first election this year.
I was six years old when I went to “vote” with my mom for the first time. We approached the front...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 7, 2021
- 6 min
Growing Up As a Citizen
6:00 a.m. is the time I was told to arrive but I got there at 6:20. The address—1124 N. 11th Street—was where I was supposed to work for...
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VoteThatJawn
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
Let's Say Black Lives Mattered
Someone has slit in half the 30-foot-long Black Lives Matter banner outside our St. Luke and the Epiphany. For the second time.
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VoteThatJawn
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
Voice That Jawn
Intergenerational stories of voter participation to inspire your vote Voice That Jawn is a six-part podcast miniseries by #VoteThatJawn...
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VoteThatJawn
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
America, Dude! Learn from Black Lives
For our nation to heal, we must open our ears and hearts to the messages our young people are sending us By Lorene Cary This article was...
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Op-ed: Youth Need to Vote
By Carson Eckhard This article originally appeared in Philly Metro. You can view the original post here. In my Tampa, Florida high school...
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VoteThatJawn
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
A Summer of Voter Registration and Empowerment
I walked up the slight hill on Ogontz and Olney to arrive in front of what used to be my educational sanctuary. Overgrown weeds seemed to in
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