Black History: Change Maker!

Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box. https://t.co/XPDzxaWFb6

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 1, 2021

#WinWithBlackWomen

I’m really honored to be listed with this diverse group of kickazz women that helped to turn Georgia blue. We did that!!! 💃🏿💃💃🏻@BlackVotersMtr #WinWithBlackWomen #Georgia pic.twitter.com/a0FW55OywJ

— LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) January 13, 2021

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With new votes joining the tally, we are on a strong path. But even while we wait for more, let’s celebrate the extraordinary organizers, volunteers, canvassers & tireless groups that haven’t stopped going since Nov. Across our state, we roared. A few miles to go…but well done!

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 6, 2021

Love Black women every day, not just on election days.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 6, 2021

Joy comes in the morning. Thank you, Georgia. pic.twitter.com/Dw8wPWAMeI

— Senator-Elect Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) January 6, 2021

White women today: Thank you Stacey Abrams!!!!

Same white women tomorrow on Zoom w/ a Black woman at work: I just feel intimidated by you and don’t like your tone! I don’t feel comfortable working with you. (Insert tears) pic.twitter.com/esf0I6U71V

— Kellee Nicole Terrell (@kelleent) January 6, 2021

Not non-Black women saying "Black women are heroes", but gaslighting Black women at work, you actually hate to see that.

— Anna Gifty is rooting for Georgians! (@itsafronomics) January 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/itsafronomics/status/1346659264421650432

Dear white women praising Stacey Abrams, Okay now find the black women in your sphere, in your office, in your PTA and listen to them too. Stacey would want you to, and she wouldn't have to work so damn hard if we had already done this.

— Abby Norman (@abbynormansays) January 6, 2021

Now do you understand why Republicans suppress Black votes? I hereby declare that the Southern states are not red. They are suppressed.

— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) January 6, 2021

Now I’m waiting for a thousand stories with BLACK rural diners and BLACK suburban soccer moms in Georgia and why the Republicans did so poorly and how they need to change.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

A Black man and a Jew winning election to the US Senate in the deep south is evocative of the old civil rights alliance in a way I find … emotionally resonant.

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 6, 2021

Congratulations to the new senators from Georgia, and to everyone who organized and voted to get them there. It's a new day. pic.twitter.com/OUdkopv96G

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 6, 2021

The Voting Rights Act was only signed 55 years ago. Tonight I'm thinking about all the Black folks in Georgia who have lived on both sides of it. Who voted in this election and who remember a time when they wouldn't have been able to. It wasn't that long ago. Not at all.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) January 6, 2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this but Reverend Raphael Warnock was polling at 9% when the Atlanta Dream and WNBA players threw their full support behind him and elevated his national profile. Now he’s Georgia’s first black Senator.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 6, 2021

You just know he's proud pic.twitter.com/264as3fTYU

— Parker Butler (@parkerbutler10) January 6, 2021

Rev. Warnock was Congressman John Lewis's pastor. Ossoff was Lewis's intern. And somewhere, somehow both near and far, I have to think that Rep. Lewis is saying, "Well done."

— Fred Smith (@fredosmithjr) January 6, 2021

Georgia On Our Minds

Georgia On Our Minds

Georgia, thank you. Together, we have changed the course of our state for the better. But our work is not done.

Join me in supporting @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff so we can keep up the fight and win the U.S. Senate➡️https://t.co/JTyH1UVEtd #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol pic.twitter.com/qH5ZfmsgI7

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 7, 2020

It’s not about me — it’s about us. And it’s about electing @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock on Jan 5.

Help jumpstart their runoff efforts by giving at https://t.co/bqQFTB4mRL.

$10, $25, $100 or whatever you can will mean a lot to me and help us win Georgia — again. #gapol

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 10, 2020

GEORGIA: It’s time – again! Runoff elections for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats will take place on January 5. Request your ballot NOW at https://t.co/7mvF0m9IGx #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol pic.twitter.com/IjuqEmwEoO

— Fair Fight (@fairfightaction) November 10, 2020

🚨 The portal to request a mail-in ballot for Georgia’s January 5th runoffs is now online.

If you are in Georgia & if you wish to vote by mail: https://t.co/DG7Cs3Yve1

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 9, 2020

NOTE: January 5th is not actually your next election. That would be in December, for Public Service Commission (a big race!), & also for DA in Athens (same!).

It would appear state is not giving an online request option here — so you’ll have to make separate plans. (Important!)

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 9, 2020

My impact on our community doesn’t stop at the church door, it’s where it starts. I’ve experienced the same challenges that ordinary Georgians go through, and I’ll fight for a better tomorrow for all of us. pic.twitter.com/uKnLMJyfnW

— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) November 10, 2020

With more than 230,000 Americans dead and millions out of work, our leadership has left working families, small businesses, and local school districts to fend for themselves while this virus continues to ravage the country.

We need new leadership. Now. pic.twitter.com/v3uV5i9yKN

— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) November 9, 2020

The Work Isn’t Over

Georgia, thank you. Together, we have changed the course of our state for the better. But our work is not done.

Join me in supporting @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff so we can keep up the fight and win the U.S. Senate➡️https://t.co/JTyH1UVEtd #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol pic.twitter.com/qH5ZfmsgI7

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 7, 2020

Stacey Abrams: Know Her

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— ziwe (@ziwe) November 6, 2020

It’s reported that Stacey Abrams worked relentlessly to register over 800,000 new voters across Georgia who were affected by voter suppression in time for the U.S elections.

That is some impact 👏🏾🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wquNA4p4JQ

— The Women's Organisation (@TheWomensOrg) November 6, 2020

A Story As Old As Time

Stacey Abrams working on voter suppression. Obama working on gerrymandering.

Once again black people doing the work of trying to save this "democracy" from itself.

A story as old as time.

— Rod (@rodimusprime) August 29, 2019

The Real SOTU

on the road

LA Times: Michelle Obama will be in Los Angeles on Monday to boost support for military families and to raise money for her husband’s reelection campaign.

In the morning, the first lady will attend a discussion moderated by writer-producer J.J. Abrams about how Hollywood can tell stories of today’s military families through film and television…

The Beverly Hills event is being hosted by several entertainment industry guilds, including the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Later, Obama will film a guest appearance on “iCarly,” a Nickelodeon television show whose lead character is the daughter of a military officer serving oversees. It’s part of her effort to bring attention to the families of American servicemen and women.

The first lady also will attend two fundraisers in Los Angeles, before flying to the Bay Area for more fundraising events.

Her trip to California is one of her first solo fundraising trips since President Obama launched his reelection campaign in April.

LA Daily News: The First Lady plans to make additional California stops Tuesday in Oakland and San Francisco before returning to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.