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Two days after Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms initially spoke out against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to prematurely allow some businesses in the state to reopen, she was met with hate. Kemp announced Monday, April 20, 2020, that the state would begin to relax social distancing and stay-at-home regulations for gyms, barbers, nail salons,…

Cardi B represents the face of discontent over Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s surprising declaration to start reopening the state this Friday, April 24, 2020. The 27-year-old rapper, who was born in New York City but moved to suburban Atlanta after marrying rapper Offset, expressed her outrage to her more than 60 million Instagram followers. While…

More than a hundred thousand Georgians and other residents have signed several petitions to block Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen the state as it grapples with the deadly COVID-19. More than 92,000 people have signed one Change.org petition entitled “Tell Gov. Kemp: Shut Down TODAY, Save Lives,” while almost 40,000 citizens put their names…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp continues to catch flack for his decision to lift restrictions for businesses on April 24. Kemp announced that the state would begin to relax social distancing and stay-at-home regulations for gyms, barbers, nail salons, bowling alleys, massage parlors, tattoo shops, and hair salons. On April 27, movie theaters and private social…

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she and other state officials are “at a loss” to understand Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to partially reopen the state on Friday, April 24, 2020. Bottoms defied the governor when she implored Atlantans to “stay at home” for the time being to continue to thwart the spread of…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced during a Monday afternoon press conference on April 20, 2020, he is going to allow the mandatory “shelter-in-place” order to expire and reopen restaurants, shops and other businesses beginning this Friday, April 24, 2020, according to Fox 5 Atlanta and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s “shelter-in-place” order is due to expire…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp revealed a lot about himself during a recent press conference. On April 1, Kemp shared details on how the state of Georgia will be moving forward during the global pandemic. During his press conference, Kemp revealed that he did not know that COVID-19 could be spread by asymptomatic people. Those individuals…

It is one thing to have Stacey Abrams and Democrats outraged for allegedly being robbed of a victory in the Georgia governor’s race by her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp. But it is quite another to have one Republican ripping into another for allegedly cheating Abrams out of the governor’s seat. Jason Weaver is a former political…

After a week and a half of exhaustive and comprehensive post-election maneuvering, legal filings and dispatching scores of volunteers to the edges of the state to locate outstanding votes, former state representative Stacey Abrams, D-Georgia, has conceded the race for governor to Republican Brian Kemp. Abrams late Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, publicly acknowledged that Kemp will…

Stacey Abrams’ fight to become the first Black female governor in American history may come down to a court decision. At press time, Abrams remains about 18,000 votes away from forcing a runoff against Brian Kemp for governor of the state of Georgia, according to the Associated Press. Election results will likely be certified today.…

Stacey Abrams’ fight to become the next governor of Georgia continues. On Nov. 14, Judge Steve C. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in favor of Abrams. The judge requires all counties statewide to accept absentee ballots with minor discrepancies. These were ballots which were cast by thousands of Georgians…

Stacey Abrams will not back down when it comes to her quest to become the next governor of Georgia. Nearly one week after the Nov. 6 elections, the governor’s race has yet to be certified. On Nov. 11, 2018, Abrams’ Democratic campaign filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to delay vote certifications in Georgia’s…

Former Secretary of State Brian Kemp is guilty of committing assault on the American democratic process during the contentious race for Georgia governor, members of the Stacey Abrams campaign and several voters assert. A number of Georgia voters met at Abrams’ Atlanta campaign office on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, and described during a news conference numerous problems they faced…

The gubernatorial race between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp continues one day after the Nov. 6 election. In a conference call to media, Abrams’ team revealed that she will not concede the election to Kemp until all votes are counted. Her team says that there are about 6,000 additional votes to come in this morning as…

Hundreds of fans, volunteers and politicians packed the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta late into the night on Tuesday, Nov. 6, hoping to witness Stacey Abrams make history by becoming the first Black female governor in America. However, the night ended without anyone being declared the new governor of Georgia. Republican Brian Kemp held a…

The gubernatorial race in Georgia continues to be marred by racist antics and overt voter suppression. Republican Brian Kemp is catching backlash for taking a photo with a known White nationalist who was wearing an anti-Muslim T-shirt in the photo. James J. Stachowiak created a video in which he threatened to kill Black women and…

The upcoming November election continues to bring out the ugliness in politics as Democrats and Republicans across the country fight for control. In Georgia, the gubernatorial race between Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams and Republican candidate Brian Kemp has reached a point that’s so low that it’s possibly illegal. Kemp, who also serves as the state’s Secretary…

For the vast amount of Americans who do not live in the Deep South, the concept of Blacks not being allowed to vote seems ludicrous. But it is not and it is happening in Georgia once again in a most devious way. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is in charge of the election process…