Speaker Series: Faith and Democracy Night

We the honor of hosting NYT Bestseller, Tim Tyson, author of The Blood of Emmett Till and Blood Done Sign My Name, and a Scholar in Residence at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, as our guest speaker on Wednesday, May 21, at the Rialto Theater in Raleigh. He was joined by Reverend Elijah McDavid, a dynamic speaker from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

McDavid, originally from Virginia, is a magna cum laude graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He currently serves as the Senior Pastor at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, where he has grown the congregation from 500 to 1,500 members in a relatively short time.

Both speakers discussed how Faith and Democracy intersect in 2025 and why your vote matters more than ever.

Thank you to everyone who attended. For those who were unable to join us, we invite you to watch the video attached above.

If you are interested in sponsoring future events like this one, volunteering with our organization’s text messaging outreach program, or donating to support our efforts, please email us at info@ncvoterproject.org.

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THE NORTH Carolina Voter Project

The North Carolina Voter Project is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization working to make voter registration more accessible and cost-effective across our state. While traditional methods remain valuable, there’s always room for innovation—so we’re meeting people where they are. Using simple yet effective tools like text messaging, we connect directly with eligible voters in North Carolina to help them get registered and ready to vote. By combining technology with research—such as randomized control trials—we’re continually improving our outreach to build a more effective and inclusive voter engagement model, not just for 2026 but for years to come.