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The Associated Press sat down this week with Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2018 and a leading voice on ballot access, to talk about a sweeping new state law that tightens some Georgia voting rules after Democrats carried the state in the 2020 elections. The interview has been condensed for brevity: In this Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, Democrat Stacey Abrams walks on Senate floor before of members of Georgia’s Electoral College cast their votes at the state Cap...

Published on March 16, 2021 at 10:36 pm Janelle Monáe’s specially created SXSW music video for her song "Turntables" played at the beginning of South by Southwest 2021 keynote speaker Stacey Abrams’ conversation with author N.K. Jemisin, highlighting Abrams’ work against voter suppression.  Democratic politician and activist Abrams and Jemisin, author of “The City We Became,” discussed Tuesday how the power of storytelling can give citizens the blueprint to create the change they wa...

Stacey Abrams launches campaign to combat racial inequities with vaccine Stacey Abrams finds it incomprehensible that the communities and regions most ravaged by the pandemic in Georgia have been getting the lowest percentages of vaccines and resources. According to the data that Abrams’ Fair Count has gathered, Southwest Georgia has been an “epicenter for the state’s troubled vaccine rollout.” African Americans make up more than 75 percent of the COVID-19 deaths in Albany, Abra...

Now that Stacey Abrams has secured three election victories in Georgia, the country’s most famous political organizer discusses the key to success for Marie Claire's April 2021 issue.

Republicans in Georgia are bickering these days -- about whether Donald Trump cost them their two Senate seats and the GOP majority in the chamber, about...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Black Voices for Black Justice Fund Announces Awards to 19 Black Activists Working to Advance Racial Justice January 26, 2021 GMT WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2021-- In the wake of white supremacists attempting to overthrow the federal government and Black Americans continuing to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic and economy, a new racial justice fund is doubling down on its suppor...

Volunteers with Hands On Atlanta participating in the 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. | Hands On Atlanta In addition to being a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is widely observed as a “Day of Service” for countless charitable actions and events across the United States. This year, the first time the observance has fallen during a pandemic, groups are still holding events aimed at improving their communities, albeit with public health guidelines in mind. One example...

Volunteers with Hands On Atlanta participating in the 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. | Hands On Atlanta In addition to being a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is widely observed as a “Day of Service” for countless charitable actions and events across the United States. This year, the first time the observance has fallen during a pandemic, groups are still holding events aimed at improving their communities, albeit with public health guidelines in mind. One example...

How do we recover our balance from such a day? Some thoughts on the way forward...