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For The Birmingham Times Imagine the sorrow felt by a mother working to turn her slain son’s memory into a legacy by creating a foundation designed to combat the violence that claimed his life. It takes fortitude to turn pain into purpose, allowing your grief to become someone else’s saving grace, aid, recovery, or even rehabilitation. Yolanda Clayton’s 25-year-old son, Ryan Clayton, was murdered a year ago, and she has since formed a foundation to help at-risk youth and young adults across Birmingham and throughout Jefferson County. “[Gun violence] is a major issue,” said Clayton. “There’s going to be a deficit of males in a few years because young Black men ages 20 to 30 are being murdered [nearly] every day in this area. We’ve got to get a better handle on this, and it starts with the younger generation, making sure they have a better mentality and understand that life is precious and [they] can’t go around killing.” ....
Trump looms large over the Georgia Senate runoff Cleve Wootson, Reis Thebault, Haisten Willis, Bert Roughton Georgia voters: ‘My voice is important’ Replay Video UP NEXT ATLANTA When asked Tuesday whom she was casting a ballot for in the Georgia runoff, Julie Milum replied, Trump. “Well, you know what I mean,” said Milum, 50, who voted at a polling station in Marietta, a fast-diversifying suburb northwest of Atlanta. Across the city, 18-year-old Ashley Jones cast the first ballot of her life in an election that will determine control of Congress and the direction of the country. But her enthusiasm was dampened by President Trump’s continued efforts to subvert the results of the November election, including his false claims that he won Georgia. It gave Jones a sense of foreboding about what may become of her own votes for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. ....
Georgians vote in Senate runoffs dominated by Trump Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Reis Thebault, Haisten Willis and Bert Roughton, The Washington Post Jan. 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Voters wait Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at a Gwinnett County, Ga., polling place to cast their ballots in two Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the chamber and the extent to which President-elect Joe Biden can push through his Democratic agenda.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less 2of6Near a Fulton County polling place Sen. Kelly Loeffler waves to passing Georgians on their way to vote in the U.S. Senate runoffs between Sen. David Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Loeffler, who is pictured above in Sandy Springs, Ga., on Tuesday, is running against Democratic candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less ....