Celebrating 98 Years of Women Voting

Wow!  Can you believe that women did not get the right to vote until the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted on August 26, 1920. It was several decades later when Blacks and Black women got their right to vote.  That right has been under attack since its’ inception.

Today, women are a powerful and important voting block.  With so much at stake with the November 6, 2018 elections across the U.S., women will be the key to electing candidates who will truly represent the needs of the people instead of the needs of special interests who help regentrify our neighborhoods.  And, here in Georgia with the governor’s race, women could make history by electing the first female and first  Black governor.

Read the full article by Virginia Kase written in celebration of Women’s Equality Day:

https://www.lwv.org/blog/honoring-our-right-vote-womens-equality-day?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WomensEqualityDay

If the vote were not a powerful tool, it would not be under attack to hinder women, the poor and people of color from voting.  From the beginning, white Men wanted this privilege solely for themselves.

Graduation Season

This is the season of graduations all across the nation. Whether you are traveling to an out of town ceremony or celebrating locally for a relative, friend, or yourself, it is a wonderful time of coming together.

Walking across the stage to hear your name and you diploma is so important that Georgia State University has scheduled a “do-over” for one of their graduation ceremonies. During the outdoor ceremony for th Collegenof Arts and Science, many of the graduates were not able to do their much anticipated “walk across the stage” that they earned.  Infuriated, over five thousand supporters complained to GSU and they were forced to hold another graduation which will be held inside.  A clear case of “strength in numbers” helping to correct a situation!  Here is a link to the story reported by 11Alive TV news:

https://www.11alive.com/mobile/video/features/gsu-allowing-second-do-over-graduation-ceremony/85-8131196

Since high school graduations are the key to unlock the door to future academic opportunities, below is the link to the graduation schedules for APS and other metro Atlanta high schools:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/local-education/aps-schedules-2018-high-school-graduation-dates/LuyoLbx5nLe3FsgeNZg6hJ/amp.html