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Beyoncé Dominates NAACP Image Awards; Eddie Murphy Inducted into Hall of Fame - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Beyoncé took home four trophies, Eddie Murphy received the Hall of Fame award, and Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman earned outstanding actress and actor in a motion picture during the primetime telecast of the 52nd NAACP Image

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Stacey Abrams Governor Run Provides a Jolt for the 2022 Midterms | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Democrat and noted voting rights advocate, Stacey Abrams lost to Kemp by just over one percentage point in their controversial 2018 battle. Her activism helped Democrats claim the majority in the U.S. Senate when Georgia Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeated

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Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’ - The Atlanta Voice

ATLANTA (AP) — Less than a year after losing the presidency, Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation’s top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles that will force candidates and voters to decide how much to embrace Trump and his

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Stacey Abrams' Ambitions Are Set on the U.S. Presidency

Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Georgia governor candidate in 2018, wants to run for president

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Videos Show Black Woman Playing Heroic Role As Deadly Kentucky Tornado Destroys Candle Factory

A pair of Facebook Live videos filmed by Kyanna Parsons-Perez showed the extent of what candle factory workers experienced in Mayfield, Kentucky when a tornado hit. But they also showed the heroic role the Black woman played during the extreme weather event.

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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Georgia Threatens To Purge 102K Voters Weeks Before Special Runoff Elections

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has threatened to purge more than 100,000 registered voters from the rolls just weeks ahead of a special runoff election to fill a vacant State House seat. That should sound familiar.

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Raphael Warnock Slams 'Unjust Arrest' After Georgia Lawmaker Park Cannon Is Jailed

"What we have witnessed today is a desperate attempt to lock out and squeeze the people out of their own democracy,” said the senator, who is Cannon's pa...

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Black Pastor Becomes Chairman Of The Board Running The World’s Largest Confederate Monument

Rev. Abraham Mosley will become the first Black chairman of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board of Directors and will be responsible for the images of Confederate leaders carved into the granite mountain.

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Candace Jackson-Akiwumi Becomes The Only Black Woman To Currently Serve On Chicago Appeals Court

Thursday's confirmation follows that of Judge Ketanji Brown and Julien Xavier Neals, all of whom were nominated by President Joe Biden in the spring as a means to diversify the federal judiciary where judges are routinely white and male.

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Stacey Abrams Awarded By The CBCF For Transformative Civic Engagement Work

Stacey Abrams was awarded by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation for her transformative civic engagement work.

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Opposition To Kirsten Clarke’s DOJ Confirmation Is Steeped In Anti-Blackness

Nominated to be the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, Kirsten Clarke is caught in the crosshairs of conservative theatrics.

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5 Ways To Defend Voting Rights In 2022 And Beyond - Blavity

Last week’s defeat of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act was expected but disappointing. Politicians and voting rights advocates had been fighting for voting rights protections for some time, combined with behind-the-scenes

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George Floyd Foundation to Host Commemorative Concert

With special guests who will include Tamika Mallory, Stacey Abrams, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Tamela Mann, Trae Tha Truth and Kierra Sheard, the George Floyd family will gather in Houston for the George Floyd Commemorative Concert on Sunday from 6 p.m. to

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Exclusive: Stacey Abrams On Her New Children’s Book And Campaign for Governor - Blavity

Stacey Abrams has been incredibly busy. The former Georgia state representative and 2018 candidate for governor has spent the last few years organizing and is perhaps the country’s most prominent voting rights advocate. She was shortlisted as a potential running mate for candidate Joe Biden during

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5 Times Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Failed Georgians

Georgia's governor recently made his case for a second term in a sit-down with the Associated Press, but his record reveals major failures in putting Georgians first in the past year alone.

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'Unabashed Assault on Voting Rights': Georgia Governor Signs Sweeping Elections Bill, Makes It Illegal to Provide Water to Voters In Line

Within a matter of hours, a sweeping elections bill passed both chambers of the Georgia Legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday

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‘Unusual Pushback’: Republicans Really Don’t Want Rachael Rollins To Be First Black Woman US Attorney In Massachusetts

Rachael Rollins was given the latest in a series of setbacks in her nomination process to be the first Black woman U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts after Senate Republicans disingenuously described Boston's DA as being "pro-crime."

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VOICES: What Stacey Abrams’ announcement means for Georgia and America - The Atlanta Voice

Stacey Abrams’ 2022 campaign for Georgia governor represents a generational opportunity for Black women in American politics. It’s a potential game-changer for parts of the South that continue to rely on voter suppression to retain power. Abrams, who announced on her candidacy Wed

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Nsé Ufot breaks it down with The Atlanta Voice - The Atlanta Voice

Nsé Ufot is an activist, community organizer, and the Chief Executive Officer of the New Georgia Project, a voter support and legal action nonprofit organization founded by Stacey Abrams in 2013. In this interview, Ufot breaks down the 21st Century methods to voter suppression, th

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Stacey Abrams Heads To Howard University As Its First Chair For Race And Black Politics | Essence

Stacey Abrams, a two-time Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, is the newest professor at Howard University. Abrams, well-known for her advocacy for voting rights, will be the inaugural Ronald

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Ben Jealous Compares Stacey Abrams’ Political Genius to a Game of Spades | Atlanta Daily World

by bawintern1 If successfully navigating the turbulent waters of politics is an indication of intelligence, then Stacey Abrams must be a genius, Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way, a progressive social and political advocacy organization, recently suggested The two longtime

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Georgia Board Of Education Responds To Fake Crisis With Resolution To Censor Discussions On Racism

Board members have decided to ignore history by passing a resolution that falsely affirms slavery and racism were exceptions and inconsistent with American values.

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Sen. Raphael Warnock Won't Condemn Calls to Boycott Georgia-Based Firms That Haven't Opposed New Restrictive Voting Law

Sen. Raphael Warnock recently refused to condemn calls to boycott Georgia-based companies that haven't opposed the state's new restrictive voting law. Speaking during a Sunday […]

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Georgia State Representative Park Cannon Arrested for Knocking on Governor Kemp’s Door During the Signing of Controversial Voting Bill - Los Angeles Sentinel

Democratic State Representative Park Cannon was arrested on Thursday for knocking on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's door; the proceedings happening in Kemp's office were about new limitations on mail-in voting. The legislation will heavily impact Black voting in the State; as it seems to lean

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Black Patriots Photos: Patriotic African Americans You Need To Know

Crispus Attucks and other Black Americans have not only fought for our Independence and civil rights but have also opened doors for African Americans in military, political and other offices.

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Georgia Lawmaker Charged With Felony For Knocking On Gov. Brian Kemp’s Office Door

State Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, was arrested and accused of obstruction after protesting a bill that makes it harder for Georgians to vote.

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Stacey Plaskett Slams Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers For Video Scapegoating Black Women

House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip of Black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy."

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Good Black News Wishes You and Yours Happy Mother’s Day 2021

Good Black News wants to take a moment on this day to honor and remember the women who gave us life, who nurtured and raised us, and also offered us solace, counsel, wisdom, humility and humor. We …

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In Ahmaud Arbery’s Name, Georgia Repeals Citizen’s Arrest Law

By Emma Hurt NPR About a year after the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery became national news, and nearly 15 months after he was shot while jogging down a street, Georgia has repealed the vague law being used to defend the men charged with murder in his killing. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the

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