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ATLANTA -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to celebrate and reflect upon the life, work and mission of Dr. King in the fight toward racial and social justice. King's home state of Georgia was under the national spotlight this year after Rev. Raphael Warnock became its first Black U.S. Senator. At the same time, another Peach State leader is picking up the baton to continue the fight for civil rights in the spirit of Dr. King. Daniel Blackman, an author and political leader, ran as this year's Democratic nominee for Public Service Commissioner in Georgia. Blackman is known as a community ...

In our last US tech market forecast (“US Tech Market Outlook For 2021: After The Election — How Politics, The Pandemic, And The Economy Will Shape Industry Tech Budgets“), we projected that US business and government spending on tech goods, services, and staff would be weak, with a 0.4% decrease. At that time, the Republicans had a slim majority in the US Senate, with the prospect of adding to that majority when runoff elections for two Georgia Senate seats occurred on January 7, 2021. Our forecast assumed that the Republican-controlled Senate would resist calls for additional federal g...

U.S. Senator-Elect Warnock (D-GA) Not since upstart Governor Jimmy Carter (D) Georgia won the White House in 1976 has the Peach State played such a critical position in American politics. While the Deep South went from solid conservative blue in the late 1980s to solid conservative red, there have been splotches of “purple” popping up here and there. A lot of it has to do with the southern migration of Northeastern and Midwestern voters for retirement or jobs. Let’s “brunch” on that this week.   “If You Build It, They Will Come” – In the 1970s and 80s living in Wisconsin, I n...

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley sits in the House Chamber before a joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Thousands of far-right insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol at President Donald Trump’s instruction on Wednesday in an attempt to stop Congress from lawfully certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Assailants, many of whom were armed, rioted and occupied the House and Senate chambers. Make no mistake: This is a violent coup attempt — one that was enabled from the get-go by Trump, who has ...

For some in Georgia, an answer to their prayers Clyde McGrady, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the projected winner of a Senate runoff election in Georgia, will be the first Black senator in the state's history. Warnock is photographed speaking to canvassers at Elizabeth Porter Park in Marietta, Ga. on Jan. 5, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. Liles In early September 1868, two months after Georgia's readmission to the Union, its state legislature expelled almost 30 of its newly elected Black members instead of seating them. Not lo...