Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia Stacey Abrams speaks during a debate in Atlanta on Oct. 23. (John Bazemore/Reuters)
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On Election Day, Stacey Abrams could make history. If she prevails over Republican Brian Kemp a week from now, she would not only become the first African American governor of Georgia, Abrams would also become the first black female governor ever elected in the United States.
A Twitter follower was the one who put Abrams on my radar screen. I didn’t meet her until months later when I moderated a panel on voting rights that Abrams participated in during a Congressional Black Caucus conference in September 2017. She blew me away. This latest…
