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Lindsey Graham is no match for Stacey Abrams during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting laws (Apr 21, 2021) *While the world was watching Derek Chauvin being hauled to jail in handcuffs Tuesday, Stacey Abrams was quietly, remotely and hilariously fending off attack after attack by GOP lawmakers during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing […]

Viola Davis and Stacey Abrams on the cover of Variety *Variety hosted a great conversation between Viola Davis and Stacey Abrams as part of its latest cover story. Davis is being lauded for her performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and is considered a lead contender in this year’s Oscar race, as is Abrams, who […]

[…] *Major U.S. companies and sports teams have publicly condemned Georgia’s controversial new voting law, with Hollywood and organizations now threatening to boycott the state.  Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams says Governor Brian Kemp is “reveling in the potential of a boycott” in response to the state’s newly passed restrictive voting laws because it would give […]

[…] In: The Fight for Democracy will open in select theaters on September 9 ahead of its global launch on Prime Video on September 18. The film features Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States, and the founder of Fair Fight Action, the nation’s […]

[…] same Idaho-based neo-Nazi group that financed racially charged robocalls attacking Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Florida, are behind a similar tactic in Georgia, where Democrat  Stacey Abrams is hoping to be the nation’s first Black female governor. As noted by The HuffPost, Abrams was targeted last week in racist messages funded by the white […]

Greg Palast and Stacey Abrams. Through his Palast Fund (501 C3) Palast has conducted complex undercover investigations, spanning five continents, from the Arctic to the Amazon, from Caracas to California, using the skills he learned over two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud. *Stacey Abrams’ non-profit Fair Fight has retained the Palast Investigations […]

*When Stacey Abrams was a student at Spelman College, the Georgia state flag still had the Confederate emblem in its design. So she exercised her First Amendment rights by helping to burn it in protest on the state Capitol steps, and many — even today — applaud her efforts. But now, that moment has mysteriously […]

 Attorney Antonio Moore and guest political commentator Yvette Carnell discuss the contrast between Meghan Markle’s wedding, and Stacey Abrams securing of  the Georgia democratic governorship nomination. ​ They also discuss the welfare fraud committed by Rachel Dolezal. The two along with random callers delve into an analysis of Meghan Markle, and her marriage into […]

*In this week’s episode of Into America, NBC News’ Trymaine Lee speaks with Stacey Abrams about the VP seat, the November elections, and about COVID-19 in her home state of Georgia. Abrams has been very visible in the national media lately, making the case for why she would be a strong running mate for the […]

*We’re sure Stacey Abrams, the 2-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate, is not thrilled that her name is being drug through the media mud all because her brother-in-law, Jimmie Gardner, has caught a high-profile criminal case. And to make matters seem even worse, Gardner is the husband of Georgia Federal Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner. Oh yeah, the […]

Stacey Abrams *Former Georgia governor Democratic candidate and star voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize! That’s right! Reuters reports that Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s parliament made the big announcement about her nomination this Monday and said, “Abrams’ work follows in Dr. Martin Luther […]

*(Via The Hill) – Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) in an impassioned speech early Wednesday morning hinted that she expects a recount and does not intend to back down any time soon. “I want to say this: if I wasn’t your first choice or if you made no choice at all, you’re gonna have […]

* Stacey Abrams may be a Democratic political powerhouse with possible White House goals but she once had a knack for writing erotic fiction. When she hit up “The Late Show” Wednesday night, Stacy was set to talk about the release of her book “Lead From the Outside,” but host Stephen Colbert decided to read […]

[…] week when he appeared at the doors of many Georgia voters campaigning for the state’s Democratic candidates. Will was on the ground this weekend, going door-to-door for Stacey Abrams’ campaign and encouraging people to vote early. A video posted on Abrams’ Facebook page Friday shows Ferrell handing out stickers at Kennesaw State University. “We’re gonna […]

[…] on his journey as a first-time voter and Dre (Anthony Anderson) launching an exploration into local politics. On his campaign trail, Dre seeks advice from an animated Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives. Later, he joins Desus Nice and The Kid Mero on their late night talk show “DESUS […]