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May 22, 2018

Georgia Primary: Stacey Abrams Running to Become First Black Female Governor in U.S.
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In Georgia, voters are heading to the polls today for the state's
primary elections. In the governor's race, former state House minority
leader Stacey Abrams is facing off against former state representative
Stacey Evans. If Abrams wins today and then in November, she will become
the nation's first African-American female governor. African-American
activist Lucy Mc Bath, the mother of Jordan Davis, is also running for a
congressional seat to represent Atlanta's northern suburbs. In 2012, Mc
Bath's 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed by a
middle-aged white man in a dispute over loud music, sparking nationwide
protests.


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