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How two Birmingham attorneys helped win the GA Senate races
By Carter Dewees
For The Birmingham Times
When Birmingham attorney Byron Perkins paid a visit to historic Sixth Avenue Baptist Church 30 years ago, he did...
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Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
MSN News
Voting rights activist and politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated by a Norwegian lawmaker for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Reuters reports.
Abrams, who played...
Vice President Kamala Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
By Kathleen Ronayne and Alexandra Jaffe
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top...
Chaos in the Capitol: Sad Day in Washington, D.C.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in...
Raphael Warnock Becomes Georgia’s First Black Senator
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting...
Georgia deciding US Senate control in election’s final day
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians cast high-stakes final votes Tuesday in elections to determine the balance of power in the new Congress, deciding Senate runoff...
Joe Biden Taps Michael Regan As EPA Administrator
By Alexander C. Kaufman
Black Voices
President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Michael Regan as his pick for the nation’s 16th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,...
Highly Anticipated Senate Runoff In Georgia Shatters Early Voting Records
By Ja'han Jones
Black Voices
With three weeks left before polls close in two U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will determine the balance of...
In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a groundswell of leading Republicans said Monday that Democrat Joe Biden is the winner of the presidential election,...