Harlem Centenarian Casts Her Ballot Dr. Thelma C. Davidson Adair Voted Early Photos: Bruce Moore
Dr. Thelma Adair arrives at Voting site
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oted advocate for human rights, peace, and justice issues; writer, guest speaker, educator, activist, and an elder at Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church in Harlem, Dr. Thelma Adair took advantage of early voting days and cast her ballot in the presidential election on Sunday, November 1, 2020. A resident of Harlem since 1942, Dr. Adair has a vivid memory of history. She lived through the 1918 pandemic and has survived this one as well. When presented with the option to vote by absentee ballot, Dr. Adair was resolute; she would vote in person. “I wanted people to recognize that this is the person that we can be in our lives at this moment. I have power and this is my way of speaking,” she said.
Assemblywoman Inez Dickens greets Dr. Thelma Adair
Accompanied by her son, Family Medicine Practitioner Dr. Robert Adair; New York State Assemblywoman Inez Dickens; Chairperson of the HCCI Board Dr. Joan Dawson, PhD; and others, Dr. Thelma Davidson Adair cut quite a figure wearing her bright colored “I Voted” mask as she exited the Jackie Robinson Education Complex after performing her constitutional right and her civic duty. —TPC Staff Visit www.thepositivecommunity.com to learn more.
Job well done and a new mask to show it!
HCCI Board Chair Joan O. Dawson, PhD
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