Black Voters Matter, and So Do Black Lives After Elections
Activists seek to not only turn out the Black vote, but build power in Black communities.
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Supporters at a rally in Columbus, Georgia, where Vice Presidentâelect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, December 21, 2020 Ã
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MACON, GEORGIA â Sheknita Davis wants her hometown to be a place where people can shape their own destinies. The obstacles are real but not insurmountable.
For Davis, bringing that world to life means pouring everything into the Peopleâs Advocacy Group, a nonprofit she directs dedicated to empowering working-class communities with political, cultural, and civic tools to improve their lives. It also means partnering with organizations like
Good News: Union workers providing Christmas presents to children in need
Good News: Union workers providing Christmas presents to children in need By Tim Guidera | December 10, 2020 at 6:03 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 7:10 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It was a work party.
“We’ve got everything from teachers to the building trade, the crafts.”
Actually, an after-work party.
“Pipe fitters iron workers, operators.”
With members of local unions putting a wrap on one of their biggest jobs of the year.
“We have the carpenters, office of professional employees. The list goes on and on.”
As does the joint holiday giving program by Savannah’s 34 affiliated unions, whose members provide Christmas gifts for local children in need each year.