State Representative Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) was recently honored with the Champion of Hope award by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) A Georgia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would establish February 21 as “John Lewis Day” in the state.
Georgia State Representative Shelly Hutchinson has filed the legislation designating February 21 as “John Lewis Day” in Georgia. She also refiled House Bill 1212, which would ban Confederate monuments from public land.
Hutchinson released this statement regarding the legislation:
“Congressman John Lewis is a hero who left this country and this world a better place. He inspired a generation of leaders – including myself – to ask ‘if not now, then when?’ His legacy of ‘good trouble’ lives on within all of us who continue to seek equality and justice. Without a doubt, he will be remembered as one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. Every child should be taught his story. Every person should know his name. John Lewis deserves a day of remembrance. A day where we all reflect on his life, his accomplishments, and
Gwinnett County commissioners vote to move controversial Confederate statue
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners votes to move the Confederate monument currently on public land.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to move a controversial Confederate monument in Lawrenceville’s town square into storage. Confederate monuments are not just innocent stone and metal. They intentionally glorify, sanitize, and celebrate a dark and shameful past, said Commissioner Kirkland Carden, who campaigned its removal. Removing this monument will not remove the Confederacy from history - it will still be taught in academia and studied in our history books - however, it does put a stop to the celebration of America’s most shameful and darkest chapter.