NNPA NEWSWIRE – With GOP-led statehouses in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and other places advancing voter restriction laws, Congressman Dusty Johnson of South Dakota’s bill targets Washington, D.C. He is pushing for the District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act, which would leave just federal buildings and the National Mall as the only remaining structures in D.C. proper. Maryland would claim D.C. neighborhoods as its own, and the District could no longer vote for presidential electors.
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Georgia GOP promises to align with Trump and defeat Stacey Abrams at party convention
THE ATLANTA VOICE – “Republicans, you’ve run out of white conservatives,” Jones said. “You’ve run out of them. There (are) none left.”
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COMMENTARY: Always Right to Fight!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the horrific murders of some of our Asian sisters in Georgia, the press started asking whether or not the Black community would align with them to stop the senseless racist attacks against them spurred on by Trump and his merry band of White Supremacists. It was devastating to me to read many of the social media responses and sickening to hear them among friends and family.
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U.S. Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan bringing us one step closer to delivering much-needed relief,” President Biden said from the White House shortly after the measured passed along party lines. “When I took office, I promised help was on the way. Thanks to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senate Democrats, we’ve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise. I hope the American Rescue Plan receives quick passage in the House so it can be sent to my desk to be signed,” the president continued.
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Milestone Voting and Ethics Legislation
NNPA NEWSWIRE — House Resolution 1 – the “For the People Act of 2021” – counts as a strong rebuke and counterbalance to voting restrictions considered or enacted in various Republican-led states across the country. It restricts partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts and nullifies obstacles for voters.
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Stacey Abrams political activist, voter registration & voting rights advocate has set a national standard for democracy. Her political activism has resulted in a nomination for a Nobel Prize. She deserves it & would become an even bigger voting rights, VR & democracy champion,” wrote the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. on twitter.
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In First Act of New Congress, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Reparations Bill
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The impact of slavery and its vestiges continues to affect African Americans and indeed all Americans in communities throughout our nation,” Jackson Lee remarked. “This legislation is intended to examine the institution of slavery in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present, and further recommend appropriate remedies. Since the initial introduction of this legislation, its proponents have made substantial progress in elevating the discussion of reparations and reparatory justice at the national level and joining the mainstream international debate on the issues.”
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NAACP, Biden and Obama Lead Last-Ditch Fundraising Efforts in Georgia Senate Runoff
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black voters in Georgia made a clear choice in November, and the president’s charges are undemocratic and wholly unacceptable. The NAACP will not stand for it,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson wrote in a statement on Monday, January 4, 2021.
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Georgia Senate Races Will Decide the Fate of Biden’s Presidency
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Voter turnout is reportedly lagging in the more rural and conservative areas of Georgia and is higher in more traditionally Democratic areas of the state. Spending on both sides has been high with both Warnock and Ossoff raising over $100 million each for the runoff race which ends on January 5.
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Biden Heads to Georgia with Message: ‘Send Me These Two Men’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Sunday, January 3, Harris plans to travel to Savannah to help boost the campaign of Jon Ossoff, Rev. Raphael Warnock, and the Democratic ticket in the January 5 runoffs. Biden plans to travel to Atlanta on Monday, January 4. Ossoff and Warnock both are expected at a rally with Harris on Sunday, January 3.
