2007 County Convention Delegates can now read the report of the Resolutions Committee that will be presented at the Wake County Democratic Party Convention on April 21th, 2007, starting at 10 AM, at Knightdale High School.

To view the report of the Resolutions Committee, delegates will need to create a User ID and be given access.

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At the YDNC Convention, Todd Kennedy accepts the awards for Young Democrat of the Year and YDNC Project of the Year.

A fierce desire to achieve

About 400 Tuskegee Airmen will receive the Congressional Gold Medal today. They had two wars to fight: U.S. enemies abroad and racism at home

They entered World War II through 1940s Alabama, when even black soldiers had to sit in the colored section of the local movie theaters, and nobody expected them to thrive as pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen drew eager young black men, such as Wake County Commissioner Harold Webb, who spent two years fixing planes for white pilots before he even saw a black flier -- let alone a black officer.

"A lot of people didn't believe African-Americans could fly," said Webb, 81. "We were fighting two wars. We were fighting segregation, and we were fighting the Nazis."

Today, President Bush and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will present the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors, to about 400 men who trained and fought in that celebrated squadron. Some of them are from the Triangle.

More than 900 airmen passed through Tuskegee Army Airfield from 1942 to 1946, many of whom flew 15,000 sorties over North Africa and Europe and destroying more than 400 enemy planes.

Harold Webb, 81

Webb started his flying career at the controls of a Piper Cub, part of a government program to train black college students as civilian pilots.

Drafted in 1943, Webb went to Wichita Falls, Texas, as a mechanic for white pilots. It wasn't until two years later that Webb, still a mechanic, first saw black officers: Tuskegee Airmen flying P-51 Mustangs.

"That motivated me to do something else," said Webb, a retired teacher and administrator, now a Wake commissioner.

He recalls slogging through classes on physics, flight theory and aircraft identification in 1945, seeing fellow pilots leave for missions over Italy as he trained on twin-engine planes. "What we did led to integration," he said.

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Welcome to our new Executive Director Melissa Price! Melissa began on Monday, April 9. (Julia will stay through the convention.)
We are fortunate to have found someone who combines a real passion for Democratic politics with the skills needed to keep our Party running smoothly.

Melissa became involved in politics in high school when she encouraged her mother to run for School Board in Johnston County. She has since served as President of the NC State College Democrats, in leadership roles in the Young Democrats (just elected Vice President of the Young Democrats of North Carolina), and as a campaign volunteer.

A recent graduate of NCSU in Political
Science and Communications, Melissa has since worked as a campaign consultant.
Melissa is a great addition to our Party organization. Please welcome her and give her your support.

You may email her at melissaprice@wakedems.org

We need Democrats working on public policy regardless of whether they hold elected office. Consider giving some of your time and expertise to one of the many municipal boards seeking members. For more information:

• Wake County 

• City of Raleigh. Vacancies are listed on the Council agenda. Contact your City Councilor to be considered for appointment.

• Town of Cary

• Town of Garner