Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum | Charlotte

  • Home
  • Invited Speakers
  • Announcements
    • Current Announcements
    • Announcement Archives
  • Archive
    • By Date
    • By Name
    • By Subject
    • View All Articles
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Commentary
    • Where Forum has met
    • Participant Directory
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

‘There is no guarantee’

October 9, 2020 I am voting because

Ken Koontz

 

By Ken Koontz

I am voting because the right to do so was not initially given automatically or granted Constitutionally.

Voting, for citizens like me, came as result of demand from, murders of and bloodshed by people like me and our allies and there is no guarantee that it can’t be taken away or rescinded.

My vote counts. And if you don’t vote, you don’t count.

 

Ken Koontz, a reporter, anchor and community affairs director for WBTV from 1969 until 1983, was part-owner of the Excelsior Club in the mid-1980s when it became listed as an historic property. He once described the Beatties Ford Road club, opened in 1944 by Jimmy and Minnie McKee, as “the bedrock of black participation, involvement and collaboration with the bigger political community.” He holds a BA in French from Johnson C. Smith University.

 

Next I am voting because Article
‘Ensure they know all their options for voting’
Previous I am voting because Article
‘Do the best for ALL citizens’

Join Us

After two COVID-19 years, in-person meetings have resumed at Belmont Center. Join us or watch the livestream. Details here.

On Facebook, YouTube

Join us on Facebook and YouTube, where Forum meetings first appear as livestreams and then later as edited, archived video.

Our weekly e-mails

Click here to sign up for 2 e-mails per week: Sunday night with speaker's name; and after meeting, Announcements.

Return to Top | Sarah Stevenson photo credit: Jones Photography | Site design by Five J's Design