#SlugStories "I grew up around people who witnessed the Civil Rights movement, who marched in those marches. The older generation of my family worked with the Black Panther party helping to distribute food to black folks and passing out lunches for young black students going to school…..I come from a community where a lot of the folks who look like me end up getting shot in the streets or in jail. I want to get my education and go back to the same community that got me here and use my education to make it better." ___ UC Santa Cruz undergrad (History) Davon Thomas is forging his own path through the political sphere, currently serving as the vice president of External Affairs for the Student Union Assembly. Recently, he learned he was accepted into the prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy in Ann Arbor, Mich. He plans to forge a career that incorporates his passion for politics and ultimately sets him up t...