ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D- Lithonia) will host a tour event to highlight multiple Black-owned farms around Southwest Georgia on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. For information about each tour location, members of the press must contact Rep. Kendrick at dar’shun.kendrick@house.ga.gov.    

            On June 2, 2022, you snuffed another life on the street in broad daylight in Chicago. The victim’s mother is Dr. Nia Malika Abdullah, and she is one of my best friends from college. Nia dedicates her life to serving children. In fact, the majority of my friends from Howard University are all public servants.  

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (D-Atlanta) today issued the following statement expressing her appreciation for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce:  

ATLANTA – State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) today issued the following statements in recognition of Pride Month during the month of June:  

ATLANTA – House Minority Whip David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) today expressed concern regarding a Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) report that identified discriminatory discipline policies and practices within the Cobb County School District.  

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) today issued the following statements on the school shooting that took place yesterday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas:  

ATLANTA – House Minority Whip David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) today expressed his support for Atlanta’s bid to become a host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026. During the 2022 legislative session, Whip Wilkerson co-sponsored House Bill 1034 to add the FIFA World Cup to the list of major sporting events where Georgia exempts ticket purchases from sales tax.  

ATLANTA – State Representative Marie Metze (D-Atlanta) today announced that she will retire from the Georgia House of Representatives. She will continue to serve the remainder of her current term in office, which will expire when the Georgia General Assembly convenes for the 2023 legislative session. Rep. Metze also issued the following statement:  

ATLANTA – State Representative Demetrius Douglas (D-Stockbridge) was recently named by Johnson & Johnson as its 2022 Georgia Legislator of the Year. Rep. Douglas was selected for his bipartisan legislative efforts to lower the cost of prescription drug prices.

By State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain)  (1,050 words) The recent educational crisis within the DeKalb County School System requires an objective eye, moral fortitude and moral integrity to deliver a solution to my constituents. I have fought to place our children first and have held our local school system accountable for more than 20 years and will continue to …