For United States Senate Raphael Warnock (Incumbent) (Democrat) For Governor Stacey Abrams (Democrat) For Lieutenant Governor Charlie Bailey (Democrat) For Secretary of State Bee Nguyen (Democrat) For Attorney General Jennifer “Jen” Jordan (Democrat) For Commissioner of Agriculture Nakita Hemingway (Democrat) For Commissioner of Insurance Janice Laws Robinson (Democrat) For State School Superintendent Alisha Thomas Searcy (Democrat) For Commissioner of Labor William “Will” Boddie, Jr (Democrat) U. S. House of Representatives – District 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. U. S. House of Representatives – District 4 Hank Johnson U. S. House of…
Editorials
U. S. Presidential Honors to be Bestowed Across the Country, Atlanta Civil Rights Activists Included
The Atlanta Inquirer will participate to celebrate those honored in Atlanta, Georgia. Among those honored will be Reverend Dr. Lawrence E. Carter, Sr.; Dr. Anne W. Watts; Hon. Carolyn Long-Banks; Hon. Michael J. Bond; Hon. Shirley C. Franklin; Judge Brenda Hill Cole; Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr; Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis; Dr. David Satcher; Dr. Georgianne Thomas; Dr. Gwendolyn Middlebrooks; Dr. Herschelle S. Challenor; Dr. Johnny Parham; Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson; Dr. Roslyn Pope**; Mrs. Henrietta Antoinin; Mrs. Billye Aaron; Mrs. Xernona Clayton Brady; Ms. Miranda Mack McKenzie; Reverend…
Whatever happened to North Carolinian Joan (pronounced Jo-Ann) Little from the mid-1970s? Her infamous murder trial 48 years ago for which she was acquitted of knifing to death a white North Carolina jailer attempting to rape her while incarcerated became a cause-celeb worldwide and shined attention on the treatment of women in the judicial system. I remember the case well. I had just returned to Atlanta in 1974 after discharge from the US Army. I began working as a news anchor for WIGO radio, which at that time was located…
Let The Black Woman Lead By Orlando Taylor, Poet and writer In the United States, the Black woman has become the fastest-growing educated group of Americans and is making moves in both business and politics. Essence magazine reported that Black women accounted for “68 percent of associate’s degrees, 66 percent of bachelor’s degrees, 71 percent of master’s degrees and 65 percent of doctorate degrees awarded to Black students during that time frame,” by 2020. Black women are going to college, creating businesses, and engaging in the political arena in greater…
By Bettianne Hart In anticipation of the rigorous confirmation hearings awaiting the nation’s first African-American woman nominee to the Supreme Court, dozens of Atlanta women joined hundreds of other women to rally for confirmation and show support for Judge Jackson. Rally organizers convened by the National Council of Negro Women and the Black Women’s Roundtable of the National Council on Black Civic Participation brought together leaders of national women’s groups, including sororities and labor groups to mark the historic event. Melanie L. Campbell, CEO and convener of the BWR led…
By M. Paulyne Morgan White, Sparkling Specialties The women history month legacy of 2020 celebrating “100 years of women winning the right to vote” was marked with grandeur, however, it was punctuated with the global pandemic, COVID-19. Many activities were cancelled. Yet, women and celebration and the suffrage movement desired and were determined to continue the commemoration during the 2021 year. Together with the National Women’s History Alliance and other national organizations, called for an extension for the long time planning and vow of adopting a theme “We refuse to…
