Bishop Reginald Jackson of the Sixth Episcopal District of the AME Church joined American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss the role Georgia-based businesses can play in opposing the state’s new …
2021 All-Star Game moved from Georgia in reaction to state’s new voting law
The Braves’ statement goes on to say that businesses, employees, and fans in Georgia will be hurt by the decision to move the game.
Will Georgia’s Voting Law Be Repealed as Big Business Joins Critics Opposing “Jim Crow” Suppression?
Activists are demanding accountability from Georgia-based companies in opposing a law that heavily restricts voting rights in the state, which many are calling the worst voter suppression legislation …
The States Following Georgia’s Lead on Voter Suppression
As controversy continues to swirl around Georgia’s new restrictive election law, attention should be paid to what Republicans are doing along the same lines in other states. Republican state …
Georgia Gov. Kemp hits MLB, Biden after election law prompts All-Star move: Nothing more than ‘political play’
I urge others in positions of leadership to do so as well,” she said. “As I have stated, I respect boycotts, although I don’t want to see Georgia families hurt by lost events and jobs. Georgians …
Obama congratulates MLB for ‘taking a stand’ against Georgia election law as Trump calls for boycott
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have weighed in on Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new sweeping election law that …
Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game
News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the …
MLB moves All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting law
Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s controversial new voting law, the league announced Friday. “I have decided that the best …
MLB All-Star Game: Georgia governor defends election laws after MLB moves game
but expressed disappointment in MLB’s decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game and boycotts of major businesses. “It is not the people of Georgia or the workers of Georgia who crafted this law, it is …
Elections, police, COVID-19 highlight lawmakers’ work in Georgia session
ATLANTA — Elections, pandemic recovery and the echoes of last summer’s protests against police in Georgia dominated a 2021 legislative session marked by bitter divisions between Georgia’s political …