AAC-NCDP General Body Meeting

“If you call yourself a leader and no one is following you, you are just going for a walk.” The African American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party (AAC-NCDP) is taking a long walk into the woods. Forsyth County was one of the first North Carolina Counties to organize and support the goals and initiatives of the Caucus. We watched the ACC-NCDP grow into one of the most powerful axillaries in the North Carolina State Democratic Party.

At the last AAC-NCDP State Executive Meeting, thirteen people showed up to the pre-AAC Meeting. Of these attendees, six were from Forsyth County. The number of organized counties that still participate has fallen to a very low numbers. Members of the Executive Meeting are not participating in large numbers. There is no accounting for ALL the monies given to the Caucus. There are no written minutes and archives of the history of the Caucus. Meetings were held and procedures approved without the required quorum. County Presidents are not allowed to attend Executive Committee Meetings. People are assigned to Chairmanships of Committees with no prior participation or membership in the Caucus. Life long leaders in the Black Community and Founding Members of the Caucus no longer participate or attend Caucus Meetings.

Now for the question, is this the kind of organization you want to represent the political aspiration of the Black Voters in North Carolina? If it is, as George W. Bush says, “Stay the Course.” If it is not, join the AAC of Forsyth County in calling for a General Body Meeting to re-dedicate ourselves to the founding principles of the African American Caucus. The AAC-NCDP is more important than any individual and group of people, for all of us to be successful, the African American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party MUST succeed.