2020

Good Black News offers sincere thanks to Georgia residents Julie Fishman and Amy Holmes-Chavez for compiling and letting us share the relevant links, resources and information listed below, as well as a this shareable Google Docs link with the same and more: DONATIONS: Fair Fight https://fairfight.com/ – Stacey Abrams’ organization that has registered nearly ½ million new voters in GA) will split your vote 3…

Read More Georgia’s U.S. Senate Run-Off Races in January 2021: List of Links to Donation, Volunteer, and Voting

The secret to superior fried oysters: Listen closely My favorite local seafood restaurant is only open Thursday through Saturday these days, so I needed to learn to make fabulous fried oysters, better than my usual. Here is what I learned. By Ann Maloney Crisp on the outside and custardy on the inside is the goal for…

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On December 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights of peaceful assembly and petition. Other amendments guarantee the rights of the people to…

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By Nicholas Fandos Dec. 14, 2020 Support for President Trump’s attempt to overturn his election loss began to collapse in the Senate on Monday after the Electoral College certified President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory, with many top Republicans saying the time had come to recognize results that have been evident for weeks. While they insisted that Mr.…

Read More After Electoral College Votes, More Republicans Warily Accept Trump’s Loss

BY MIGUEL A. DE LA TORRE  DECEMBER 14, 2020 The six white men who lead the seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention released a joint statement on November 30th denouncing Critical Race Theory. If these six white men were to seriously consider Critical Race Theory, they would have to confront their complicity with the institutional violence I—as an alumni…

Read More CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS INDEED INCOMPATIBLE WITH SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION’S ‘FAITH AND MESSAGE’

BY JOHN STOEHR  DECEMBER 9, 2020 As you know, the Rev. Raphael Warnock is running to represent the state of Georgia in the US Senate against incumbent Republican Kelly Leoffler. This more than anything explains the extreme online reaction Tuesday to a short tweet by Warnock, declaring “I am a pro-choice pastor.” Erickson and his ghouls are trying to…

Read More REV. RAPHAEL WARNOCK TWEETS ‘I AM A PRO-CHOICE PASTOR’

293,000+ deaths from COVID-19 to date more than 25,000 false or misleading statements the national debt increased by $7 trillion more recognition of Israel by Arab countries 666 children separated at the border from their parents, whose whereabouts remain unknown (others located) paid $750 in taxes in 2016 withdrew from 13 international treaties, agreements, and…

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Offered by some of the world’s top universities!! By Katie Smith December 8, 2020 I’m excited to share that there are some amazing, free classes we can take this winter as we listen to the wind blow outside. Here are several to check out, for good reasons. The Science of Well-Being Where: Yale UniversityWhy: Now more than…

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Biden had the vision, set the tone and topped the ticket. But he also recognized what he could not offer on his own, what a 78-year-old white man could never provide: generational change, a fresh perspective, and an embodiment of America’s diversity. For that, he needed Kamala Harris: California Senator, former district attorney and state attorney…

Read More Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year