STACEY ABRAMS - ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN IS POISED TO MAKE HISTORY (GEORGIA)

STACEY ABRAMS - ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN IS POISED TO MAKE HISTORY (GEORGIA):

THE WORLD OF POLITICS FINALLY RECOGNIZES BLACK WOMEN ARE POLITICAL GOLD JUST LIKE OBAMA.

BLACK MEN SHOULD NOT BE JEALOUS..........JUST SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN SO ALL OF AMERICA CAN BECOME STRONGER.

IT'S NOT ABOUT LIGHT SKIN vs DARK SKIN.

IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMS vs GOP.........IT'S ABOUT EQUALITY vs POVERTY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMS vs GOP......... IT'S ABOUT PRIVILEGE vs OPPORTUNITY.

I PREDICT ABRAMS WILL BECOME GEORGIA'S FIRST BLACK WOMAN GOVERNOR.

GET OUT THE VOTE AND CONGRATS TO STACEY.


Post Sources: CNN, 11Alive, Youtube


******** Stacey Abrams wins Democratic primary in Georgia. She could become the nation's first black woman governor.


Stacey Abrams will win the Democratic primary in Georgia's gubernatorial race Tuesday, CNN projects, becoming the first black woman in the nation to hold a major party's nomination for governor.

If she wins in November, she will become the country's first Black female governor.

The former state House minority leader defeated former state Rep. Stacey Evans, who ran a campaign that tried to appeal to moderates and independent voters.

Abrams, who grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, as one of six children, told CNN's Kyung Lah in an interview before the election she was aware that "as an African-American woman, I will be doing something no one else has done."

In the interview, Abrams also recounted a story about being rejected as a high school student at the gates of the Georgia Governor's Mansion at an event honoring the state's top students.

"In front of the most powerful place in Georgia, telling me I don't belong there, that's resonated for me for the last 20 years. The reality is having a right to be places does not always mean that you'll gain admission," she said.

Abrams' status as an African-American with strong progressive support, as well as Georgia's status as an early primary and marquee general election state, made her campaign a major draw for national Democratic figures.

Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Abrams, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and California Sen. Kamala Harris went to Georgia to campaign for her.

The Republican race, meanwhile, could be headed to a runoff, with none of the six candidates -- including Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and secretary of state Brian Kemp -- currently holding a majority of the vote.

If no candidate tops 50%, the top two will advance to a one-on-one runoff on July 24 to decide who will take on Abrams.

MCCRORY HANDLES HB2 BACKLASH WITH BALANCED APPROACH - EXPANDS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTION

  HB2 UPDATE:

MCCRORY HANDLES HB2 BACKLASH WITH BALANCED APPROACH - EXPANDS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTION:

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MAINTAINS COMMON SENSE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR SCHOOL BATHROOMS & LOCKER ROOMS.

I STAND WITH MCCRORY FOR HIS COURAGE AND LEADERSHIP CHARACTER.

 Sources:  Charlotte Observer,  CBS, YouTube

**** Gov. McCrory, Facing HB2 Criticism, Expands Anti-Discrimination Protections 

~ Executive order expands state employment policy to cover sexual orientation and gender identity 

~ Order affirms rights of local governments and businesses to establish their own anti-discrimination policies for employees

~ Order maintains ‘gender-specific restroom and locker room facilities’ in government buildings and schools

Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday responded to growing criticism of HB2 with an executive order that expands state employment policy to cover sexual orientation and gender identity and affirming the rights of local governments and businesses to establish their own anti-discrimination policies for employees. 

McCrory also promised to seek legislation to reinstate the right to sue in state court for discrimination, a right eliminated by House Bill 2.

At the same time, the governor said he would maintain “common sense gender-specific restroom and locker room facilities” in government buildings and schools.

“Simply put I have listened to the people of North Carolina and the people of North Carolina are entitled to both privacy and equality,” the governor said in a video message.