Recently, longtime Gwinnett School Board Member, Mary Kay Murphy, is projected to have won her reelection campaign against Gwinnett County special education teacher Tanisha Banks. And yes, Tanisha is a Black woman whose name is added to the list of Black women across the country who ran for public office on a platform of equity. The 74 shared a powerful…
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Black Women Continue to Make History in Georgia through Grassroots Efforts!
Karen Watkins was one of the recent candidates who won her district in the November 3, 2020 election. Watkins (D) defeated long-term incumbent Carole Boyce (R), of District 1 by 55,836 votes to 39,018 votes. Watkins brings forth a sector of stakeholder who in over the 200+ years of the Gwinnett school that hasn’t been represented. She is both Black…