Black Organizers Mobilized Voters And Won The Georgia Senate Runoffs

Raphael Warnock, one of the two Democratic Senate candidates in Georgia, and Stacey Abrams, a former candidate for Georgia governor, at a Sunday campaign event in Atlanta. Folks on Black Twitter, including newly elected Rep. Cori Bush, civil rights activist Bernice King and activist Brittany Packnett, were quick to point out that this victory was made possible by the Black organizers who mobilized Georgia voters and the Black women who consistently show up and use their political power. Former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown and other prominent Black women organizers were especially praised for their consistent work on the ground to register and empower voters across the state. Brown told HuffPost that despite the fact that many social media users were uplifting Black people — and Black women specifically — for “saving America,” their votes weren’t cast with the intention of saving this country. And so part of what is embedded into our experience is that as we literally have been on the frontlines of fighting for democracy, it’s not only been good for us but it’s been good for all of America.” In a statement from Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, where Warnock previously served as chair, she said that America is realizing that Georgia is a battleground state, something local Black organizers knew for years.