Yesterday was an injustice on top of an injustice. Republicans passed a law that Governor Kemp describes as “fair, secure & transparent” when they are completely the opposite. Most legislation is signed on a date in the future, not minutes after it is passed. So much for transparency. To add insult to the injury, State
I’m so disappointed at what happened in Washington D.C. yesterday. Frustrated that part of it was due to the belief that cheating occurred during Georgia’s elections. Anyone who believes cheating occurred …. you are the problem and fuel that led to yesterday’s fire. For years we have been telling you Trump is bad for America
Georgia was founded in January 2, 1788. For the first time in 232 years, there are seven African American women as the lead prosecutors in some of the State’s largest counties. Last night’s runoff election solidified that Dekalb, Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Rockdale, Macon, and Fulton will all have black women as their District Attorney’s. I
For the last couple of weeks the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians have discussed or decided to retire the “Redskin” and “Indian” mascots and logos. One of the many changes commercial and private entities are doing to show their support for the amplified movements against racism in the United States. Dave Schiller the Braves President
On this Juneteenth (Google it) the people in Decatur, Georgia have additional cause for celebration. The confederate statue found in the center of the downtown Decatur square has finally come down.
Was WSB-TV trying to invoke the Atlanta schools cheating scandal by making false statements about a metro area high school? Yesterday, WSB-TV’s Tyiesha Fernandes did a story that on its face appeared to be an uplifting article. She reported about all 500 students in Westlake High School’s graduating class of 2020 going to college or
The politics surrounding the current events including #BLM and the ongoing protest is national as much as it is personal. Below is a blog post that touched me as it describes the writers first adult experience with race as an undergraduate. What it explores is the importance of self reflection and your personal experiences with
I am honored to be a part of this small team of GeorgiaPol contributors. I also accept it as a privilege to have a platform for my thoughts and musings on politics. Whether people agree or disagree, I hoped to bring another point of view for readers of GeorgiaPol to consider. These days however, I
A judge using the state law to address what has been a two month long miscarriage of justice is the whole reason why people become judges in the first place.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations tweeted, “The GBI has not been requested to investigate the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.” Why is that language important? Who can request the GBI investigate a criminal matter in Georgia? On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was exercising in his community near Brunswick, Georgia. Without cause, he was chased
