Meet Roxanne Walker…The South Carolina Broadcasters Association named Roxanne Radio Personality of the Year in 2002. She has been honored for her political opinion commentary by the Greenville Chapter of Women in Communications.
Roxanne resides in Taylors, SC with her husband Alan and the best dog in the world Allie.
Our Bodies Ourselves in memory of Lesa Ingram-Dyar
My friend Lesa is dying of ovarian cancer and all I can think about is how disgusting my stomach looks. I’ve grown obsessed with the thickening spare tire around my midriff. Then I feel guilty because I’m not thinking about Lesa and then I catch sight of my midriff bulge and…it’s a loop, an obsessive loop of depressing and degrading thoughts. Lesa is 54, I’m 54. I was with her the night she met her husband Roger. Sixteen years ago I had benign ovarian tumors removed, shortly before Lesa was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. We shared some physical history and I lucked out and she didn’t.
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Change is Gonna Come
Updated on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 11:03AM by
Roxanne Walker
On Saturday February 8th I took part in the John M. Spratt Issues Conference sponsored by the South Carolina Democratic Party. I heard from two legendary lawmakers in South Carolina. Former Congressman John Spratt and Congressman Jim Clyburn. Three hundred party activists from across South Carolina gathered in Greenville to strategize about electing Democrats in one of the reddest states in America. I’ve been involved in Democratic politics for more than 20 years in South Carolina and I can honestly say I’ve never seen our party as organized, well funded and energized as we are at this moment in time.
Wind of Change Blowing in SC
I car pooled to Columbia yesterday riding with members from the Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to take part in the “Enough is Enough” rally in Columbia, SC. www.truthfultuesday.net The rally coincided with the reconvening of the SC Legislature at noon, Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Enough is enough is the product of the SC Progressive Network, which brought together a broad coalition of South Carolina including; the faith community, the South Carolina Democratic Party,PNHP Physicians for a National Health Program, unions, SC AFL-CIO, UAW,SCEA, SC NAACP, SC Voting Rights Project, and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. All told about 400 people of all races, ages and genders gathered at the side entrance to the SC Capital building to say, “enough is enough.” It was an inspiring,albeit chilly wet day. The wind of change is blowing once again in South Carolina.