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Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams, the first Black woman elected to lead the state’s Democratic party, was jailed last year for just standing among protesters at the state Capitol. Williams is now taking a stand to prevent the mistreatment of women of color by law enforcement. She was among more…
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams acknowledged on Friday that Republican candidate Brian Kemp will be declared governor of Georgia, but she will not officially concede the election. “I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial election,” Abrams said…
In an election where corruption coated democracy, racism threatened freedom, and where Oprah Winfrey felt the need to take her billion-dollar self to the doors of voters, Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is making sure that every single voter’s voice is heard. Brian Kemp, a Trump conservative, is…
Brian Kemp is blaming Democrats for a failed attempt to hack Georgia voter registration. And Democratic Party officials are calling Kemp’s claims yet another underhanded attempt to win the gubernatorial election on Tuesday. Kemp, the Republican candidate, who is also the secretary of state overseeing Georgia’s elections, is running against…
In the first of two events on Thursday, Oprah Winfrey gave an electrifying speech in Marietta in support of Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. “I’m here today because of the men and because of the women who were lynched, who were humiliated, who were discriminated against, who were suppressed,…
Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate in a tight gubernatorial race, and will visit Georgia. Abrams’ campaign announced that Winfrey would join her for two town hall-style events on Thursday “for a conversation on the critical value of women in leadership and what is at stake for…
About 40 Black senior citizens were ordered to get off a bus taking them to vote. When county administrator Adam Brett heard about the bus ride, he stopped the trip. The county operates the senior center in Louisville and officials considered Monday’s event a “political activity” that’s not allowed during…
Brian Kemp, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, also happens to be the Secretary of State, and Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate, is calling for him to resign for abusing his power to prevent Blacks from voting. Kemp is accused of putting more than 53,000 voter registration applications on…
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights warns that voting rights for minorities around the country are in danger. The federal government isn’t doing anything to counteract it, especially since Republicans have most to lose in key midterm elections. A report, released on Wednesday, cited strict voter ID laws; closing polling…