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Former Georgia governor Democratic candidate and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Georgia politician was chosen because of her work to promote nonviolent change through the ballot box and has been credited with turning Georgia blue and helping Joe Biden win the state in his Presidential run.…

Political superstar Stacey Abrams is reportedly running neck-and-neck with incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in a poll for the gubernatorial race in 2022. The former Georgia state representative has been hailed as a hero nationwide for developing a behind-the-scenes strategy to successfully flip Georgia blue for the first time in 29 years. The feat greatly…

With the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election still undecided, politician Stacey Abrams is among the trending topics on Twitter this week, where thousands are recognizing her and her work in Georgia. Abrams ran unsuccessfully against Republican Brian Kemp in 2018 for governor of Georgia, but “unsuccessful” is not a word to describe Abrams’…

Nearly 200,000 citizens in Georgia were wrongly removed from the voting rolls in the last election, according to a study that was released on Wednesday, Sept. 02, 2020. Experts conducted a study called “Advanced Address List Hygiene,” a method of residential address verification that was paid for by the nonpartisan journalism group, Palast Investigative Fund.…

The state of Georgia now has the dubious title of leading the nation in new COVID-19 cases. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia reported the highest number of new cases in the week ending Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Georgia reported 216 cases per 100,000 people, a rate that is about double the national average. Gov.…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp decided to withdraw a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. On Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, Kemp ended his controversial feud with Bottoms over how to better protect the residents of Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Instead of the lawsuit, Kemp will issue an executive order that will prevent local…

Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp believes that the state did a good job of reopening schools, even with multiple students testing positive for COVID-19. On Aug. 11, Kemp held a press conference with U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Allen, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. When asked about the reopening of in-face learning in Georgia, Kemp said, “I think…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears either to be losing focus on the goal of saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic or waging a personal war against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. On Thursday, July 16, 2020, Kemp filed a lawsuit against Bottoms after she signed an executive order mandating that all residents wear face masks…

In an effort to control the raging coronavirus cases in Georgia, several local governments decided to issue mandates where citizens would be forced to wear face masks. However, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used an executive order to suspend all mandates. On July 15, Kemp issued a statement that read: “State, county, or municipal law, order,…

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…