stacy abrams

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams recently announced that she won’t be running for US Senate. She hasn’t said weather or not she’ll run for president but both Roland Martin and Sybil Wilkes would like to see her run for governor. Martin explains that there is a difference between running for senate and running for governor. Though […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Charges of voter suppression and counterclaims of encouraging illegal voting dominated the first debate between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in the race for Georgia governor. Disputes over voting access took center stage at Tuesday evening’s debate, highlighting Abrams’ historic bid to become the first black female governor in American […]

ATLANTA (AP) — With the Georgia governor’s race now set, the contest between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams becomes a question of which candidate can move beyond their partisan bases to capture the electoral middle in this emerging battleground state. Kemp, a two-term secretary of state backed by President Donald Trump, hardly moderated […]

ATLANTA (AP) — She’s a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history.   You did it.#TeamAbrams just won our primary election, and this victory belongs to you.https://t.co/0FZeKR2Ea8 #GAGov #gapol pic.twitter.com/NbHvXwWAhk […]

Stacy Abrams, the candidate for Governor of Georgia, is calling for the removal of the Confederate carvings on Stone Mountain. The statue depicts Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis as heroes of the Confederacy. “I have traveled the state of Georgia and the reality is that Georgia is much more complex. These Confederate monuments […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has a book deal. Henry Holt and Co. told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Abrams’ “Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change” is scheduled for next spring. According to Holt, her book will combine her life story with “real-world, how-to […]

Stacey Abrams, currently a representative in the Georgia Statehouse and House Minority Leader, has accomplished some great career achievements already. Her latest aim is to become the next governor which would make her the first Black woman to achieve the feat if elected next year. Abrams, 43, was born in Madison, Wisconsin but primarily raised […]