Write My Name: Momma Kai

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. Can I tell on myself right now? I changed the name of this post.  The original name was, "What If I Don't Win".  I was like, "This is the post no one wants to write, right? What happens if I don't win?" When I spoke to this divine human named Lisa a couple of weeks ago, she asked me that question, "What happens if you don't win?". I answered it then and now I am grateful I get to share the answer because I don't want to win. I'm going to go to vote and #WriteMyNameMommaKai" because I actually am the best candidate.  But I have wondered lately if I got the message wrong in the first place. I've asked myself multiple times in the last few days especially, "w as I really supposed to run for mayor?". It has come up  A LOT because of my timing.  What I realized was, "yes, I needed to make this attempt!" Why? Beca...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. This is the most important post I will write.  And I can't believe I haven't written about my why yet. I know I've recorded a video that mentions it but I didn't write about it. And this is too important for me not to do that. First of all, to be crystal clear, I hate politics. I don't even like using the word "hate". But my feelings against politics is so deep that I don't have an alternative word to use that describes how I feel. I'm not sure if even loathe or despise would give it justice. So I'm sure you're super extra curious about why I'm running if that's the case. Well... first, I'll tell you the greatest lesson I've learned about government. It is that the challenges our community is facing now is based on the decisions made by those who were in power 8, 10, 12 or more years ago. I want to thank District E Councilwo...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. The night I registered as a write-in candidate for mayor I went to my first candidates' forum. And I want to talk about what happened. It was hosted by an organization called One Wake and they had a goal to get 1000 people there. I was so excited because One Wake is an organization of churches and I was sure I was going to find my people even though I don't even go to church.  The reason why is I have a business idea that connects churches under one organization to focus on the most pressing issues of our time. It is based on a book called "Step One: The Gospel and the Ghetto". Even though I didn't let them know I was coming, I anticipated being on that stage to introduce myself. And I did! In fact, here's the recording . And here's an excerpt from an article about it. Yup! My announcement made it into Indy Week.  I have to be totally honest with you. I wa...

Welcome and welcome back. It’s another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. These questions are from one of the two candidates forums I participated in.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to answer these questions at length. I took the liberty to answer all the questions posed that night and include links or other resources. Please consider increasing the playback speed and turning on the captions so you can get the best viewing experience when the content is long. I hope what you hear will compel you to write my name as your preferred candidate for the next mayor of Raleigh. Thank you again and in advance. Enjoy the amazing day you’re creating. Peace… #WriteMyName #MommaKaiforMayor #RaleighNeedsaMatriarch #KaraLynnSanders #MommaKai #CompassionandNeuroscience #ToPeaceFromWar Intro to videos: https://youtu.be/4sfidEStwWI Question 1: Major storms like Hurricane Helene have significantly impacted communities in North Carolina and in neighboring states. What is you...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. I want you to know I have thoughts on just about everything. So let's explore what's going on in my mind. Here I give a tagline, brief bullet points and/or a summary on some of the thoughts I've had about... well everything I've had some experience with. We have been a little bit of everywhere and have talked to more than a few people about things. So I've got a position I'm going to speak on. I'm grateful I am writing now, because I had the opportunity to engage with several members of our Transportation Department at an event on Wednesday the 30th. They gave me answers to questions I was pretty triggered by. This covers more than transportation. I mention that to say, our city workers are pretty accessible. We can get the answers we need to questions we have. I'm grateful I know that. Let's go: Employees/Human Resources: We want our city employees...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. Because of the 10 reasons I listed in another post, these visions of what Raleigh could be prevail in my mind. This section of visions has to do with the team of people I want on Council with me, followed by what I would do differently with council. The playlist continues when it gets specific about one of the communities I would focus on: families which includes parents and children of all ages.  I'm going to keep this short because there are videos to all of them. Here is the Visions of the Future - Playlist . Here are the links to each individual video: My Dream Team - I feel like this group of 8 people would provide healthy discussion on all kinds of issues and provide 5 votes when we need to get things done. City Council - This video features some of the changes I would make Our Babies - As a parent coach, it's important to me to make sure the littlest of the littles gr...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here.  I'm so excited by this post. I have a playlist on YouTube that gives an expanded explanation for each of the 10 reasons to write my name as your preferred candidate for the next mayor of Raleigh. So this is the "Reader's Digest" version (for those who are old enough to remember what that means).  Here's the introduction listing them all 10 reasons with brief explanations, similar to what's listed here.  Here is the list with the link to each video. 1. I'm every woman -  I have more in common with the entire population of the city than any other candidate. 2. I'm actually in and engaged with the entire community, not just a portion of it - Wisdom and I have been everywhere and have met all kinds of people in all areas of the city.  3. I'm not a politician, I'm a mom - I realized that the leaders who are elected this year will set the stage...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. I need to discuss my overall objectives for this mayoral campaign. There are only 3. 1. Write My Name: I hope what you experience with me convinces you to write my name as your preferred candidate for the next mayor of Raleigh. Whether you write Kara Lynn Sanders, Kara Sanders, Kai Sanders or Momma Kai it will get counted. Thank you in advance for your vote. 2. I'm Leading as a Mom, a Matriarch and a Mayor with Compassion and Neuroscience: To keep this short, I do a pretty decent job explaining this in the YouTube video I recorded about it. As an executive summary, I'm going to say it's about recognizing the genuine needs of the people, acknowledging those needs then doing your best to meet those needs (versus ignoring them or addressing needs you made up for them). End of story.  3. Moving to Peace from War in 2024: I gotta be honest. Once I submitted my papers and rea...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise.  Thank you so much for being here. I hope you find something compelling, inviting and new. I want to keep these relatively short and sweet now that I've introduced myself and expressed gratitude for this incredible journey Wisdom and I have been on. We have a beautiful, challenging life together but we've got each other and that helps us get through each and every day. Wisdom is also the reason why I am here, why I have the audacity to think I can lead the city that sits at the top of lots of lists. My reality is... it's not #1 for everyone but it can be. And I intend to lead it in that direction. That can only happen when we have a dedicated focus on those who need the most attention. I have found there are 3 groups of people that meet that criteria of needing a dedicated focus. Those 3 groups are: 1. Our Elders: This can be done by helping them bridge the digital divide. But I think another thing we can l...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. I'm so excited to be on this journey to become the next mayor of Raleigh, NC this year, 2024. Sure... This is being posted on Friday, November 1. It's about 5 days before the election and early voting is going on. I'm not discouraged. I'm just going to keep pressing forward.  Before I jump into campaign content I need to say "thank you".  There is a long list of people who I know and remember and LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of people I don't know personally and don't remember. They ALL deserve my deepest gratitude.  Thank you. Thank You. THANK YOU!!! I thank God for you. My young Black male superhero and I have been research assistants for God through the perils of poverty for a while now. We returned to Raleigh in August 2019 and for the last 5 years we have had the most vile, unkind, oppressive experiences AND the MOST compassionate, kind, emancipating ex...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise.  Thank you so much for being here. Even though this blog is specifically for my mayoral campaign, I'm sticking with the greeting. Because it's STILL another amazing day in paradise no matter what role I play. For those of you who don't know me, my government name is Kara Lynn Sanders. Even though that's my government name, I rarely use it. I have been called Kai (rhymes with hi, sky and bye) all my life. What's interesting is that it's been by different communities. My family called me Kai as a child but they all call me by my given name as an adult. I started using Kai when I realized I could not get most people to pronounce my give name correctly. Can you figure out how it's pronounced? Let me tell you a story just in case you're a little unsure. From what I've been told, my mom used to lose her car keys all the time. Now I have to admit I cannot say this was true before I was born...

Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise.  Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate the opportunity to write that. Whenever I start a post here, I type it out. So it's very intentional. It just never gets old. I smile  every time because I hope you are having or are creating another amazing day in paradise too. For the purpose of the election, I am keeping this page short so it's a quick reference space for people. You will find quick access to the blog posts, YouTube playlists and interviews relating to the 2024 Mayoral Election. I hope this is a helpful resource. Thank you again and in advance for being here.  I hope what you read, see or hear will compel you to write my name as your preferred candidate for the next mayor of Raleigh. Thank you again and in advance. Enjoy the amazing day you’re creating. Peace… #WriteMyName #MommaKaiforMayor #RaleighNeedsaMatriarch #KaraLynnSanders #MommaKai #CompassionandNeuroscience #ToPeaceFromWar Bl...