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Four Gwinnett County women made history this past week as they took their oaths of office to assume their respective seats. Over a span of two days this past week, spanning Wednesday and Thursday, Patsy Austin-Gatson, Tiana Garner, Tarece Johnson and Karen Watkins became the first African-American women — in some cases the first African-American period — to be sworn in as Gwinnett County’s district attorney, clerk of courts and school board members, respectively. The quartet are part of the second wave of African-American women from Gwinnett County to move into elected offices ...

The Appeal: Political Report titled "Newly Elected Prosecutors Are Challenging The Death Penalty," which effectively reviews the political success of a significant number of prosecutors who have pledged not to pursue capital sentences. Here is parts of the poast: Death penalty opponents have made great strides over the last decade, getting states to outlaw the sentence or at least reduce its use. Now they’re gaining allies from local officials with direct power to shut down capital punishment: prosecutors. Last week, Deborah Gonzalez and Jason Williams became the latest candidates to win el...

Georgia's political revolution: Who will lead the new Black capital of America? Roger House, opinion contributor © Getty Images Georgia's political revolution: Who will lead the new Black capital of America? Since the election, Democratic activists have been eager to use Georgia's Black voters to advance an agenda of Washington. They largely have ignored the desire of moderate political leaders to advance an agenda of state empowerment. However, Blacks supported the campaigns of the Rev. Raphael Warnock and other candidates because they desired the alternative political vis...