A Mother And Daughter Join Together As Poll Workers 'To Make A Difference'
For StoryCorps, Cherie DeBrest tells her 18-year-old daughter, Naima, how civil rights issues inspired her to get more involved in the voting process.
by Eleanor Vassili
Oct 30, 2020
2 minutes
Cherie DeBrest, 50, cast her first ballot nearly 30 years ago and has voted in every election since.
But last year, she decided to take it a step further, and started working at the polls in her North Philadelphia neighborhood.
Cherie's 18-year-old daughter, Naima, will be working the polls alongside her in Philadelphia this Tuesday.
In a remote StoryCorps conversation last week, Cherie spoke with Naima about
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