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John Lewis
It was an honor to be in attendance at the Georgia State Capital to say farewell to an Icon and Congressman, John Robert Lewis. Watch the video of his funeral below. To read his last words CLICK HERE
John Lewis
I am so glad that he was born; thank you and God Bless. Rest in Power, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis! I was proud to stand up and fight in Gwinnett County for over a year, when he was called a racist pig by a worthless commissioner.
Think
From someone who teaches AP US History: If you are confused as to why so many Americans are defending the confederate flag, monuments, and statues right now, I put together a quick Q&A, with questions from a hypothetical person with misconceptions and answers from...
The 2021 Budget
Elected Republicans in the Georgia Assembly, who are in the majority, didn’t want to look at the Corporate Welfare in the budget but are willing to cut funding to education. The cuts made were not necessary, other options were available to minimize the impact to our...
Sounding the Alarm!
The Georgia Secretary of State and all County Election Supervisors have the responsibility of administering safe, fair and easy access to the ballot box elections. What we saw in the 2020 Primary Election was a complete disaster. I am calling on the Secretary of State...
Corona Virus Information
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash and the mayors of Gwinnett's cities have issued stay at home orders to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Gwinnett County residents. Let’s hunker down and execute Shelter In Place. In an effort to...
The budget is not good for Georgia
On March 10, 2020, I gave a speech in the Georgia House about the terrible budget cuts Governor Kemp and the Republicans want. Here is a short synopsis of my speech. Please watch the video for the entire message. The current budget being debated in the Georgia...
A busy week at the Capitol
February 17 - 23 was a busy week at the Capital. I truly believe in service. The idea of making change that benefits hard working people and anyone in need is paramount to me. This week I had some people from The Exceptional Foundation of Atlanta call me out to the...
Did You Know?
1) The Trump Tax Cuts have resulted in change in our tax code. Our growth rate of 4.5% has been reduced to 1%2) Did you know 75% of the revenue collected comes from income tax and sales tax. The rest is collected in fees.3) Businesses pay only 6%4) In 2020, the state...
The Budget February 2020
Budget Part 1 Budget Part 2 The budget cuts presented by the Governor of Georgia is not prioritizing the Taxpayers who should always get a return on their Investments. Georgia Budget & Policy Institute come in to talk with the Georgia Working Families Legislative...
Make Election Day a Holiday
The Atlanta journal constitution interviewed me on January 23, 2020 about a “Bill” HB782 that I introduced to make Election Day a holiday. This would happen the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Let me start by saying, as nation we have not fully lived...
MLK Day Parade 2020
We braved the cold weather today to march in the Gwinnett County Martin Luther King Day Parade in Lawrenceville. In spite of 36 degree weather we had a great turnout for the United Ebony Society sponsored event.More MLK Activity On Friday, January 17, 2020, I had the...