The Black Lives Matter movement was co-founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi in July 2013. The grassroots movement started simply with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in early...
We patiently waited for all the votes to be counted and the election to be called. Eventually, the outcome was clear. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had won the election with the largest voter turnout and margin of victory in history. Kamala Harris would become the...
The Fayette Democratic Women invite you to get involved in a broader conversation about criminal justice reform. We will be reading The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. Registration is open for a limited time to anyone who commits to...
Unelected “political mega-donor” Senator Kelly Loeffler is facing even more GOP defections after her opponent, top Trump ally Congressman Doug Collins, received his first statewide endorsement this week and a major pro-Trump super PAC began a “seven figure” ad campaign against her. Senator David Perdue...
Read more about COVID-19 testing using the links below. AJC Article CVS Press Release Walgreens ...
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, Team of Five, Kate Andersen Brower reveals why Donald Trump will be left out of the world’s most elite fraternity. "In the club, which has its own set of expectations and its own unique set of personalities, power...
In a grand gesture of support for our first responders, the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flew over Atlanta on Saturday after visiting sister cities such as New York and Philadelphia. Fayette County was delighted to have the display cross through Peachtree City twice with a...
In response to the Governors 'Opening Georgia" many Atlanta Restaurants stay closed. Testing authorized in Georgia's meat processing plants for 13,700 coworkers of the 300 that have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Actions taken to assist our understaffed and under attack elder care and recovery centers...
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments remotely for the next two weeks, and for the first time in history, the audio will be available, live, to the public. The arguments include high-profile cases about birth control access, religious freedom, the Electoral College and President...
After weeks of Governor Kemp being made the laughing stock of late-night comedy, receiving the label COVIDIOT, and social media meme darling. During the WhiteHouse Briefing on April 21st, the same day that Governor Kemp announced his plans to put Georgians back to work and...