ATLANTA (January 19, 2023) | Sen. Nikki Merritt (D – Grayson) has been elected Vice Chair of The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) is a bicameral and bipartisan body that works to “protect the general welfare of Black people and other people of color and disadvantaged citizens of Georgia in matters of health and welfare, education, social and criminal justice, employment and economic empowerment.”
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ATLANTA (July 1, 2022) | In response to the historic swearing in of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Senator Tonya Anderson (D – Lithonia) issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (May 12, 2022) | — In response to Liberty County Sheriff deputies unjustifiably stopping and searching a bus filled with female college students from Delaware State University, a Historically Black institution, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Senator Tonya Anderson issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (April 14, 2022) | In response to Wellstar ending emergency room services at the only hospital located in South Fulton, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Senator Tonya Anderson (D – Lithonia) issues the following statement:
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ATLANTA (April 8, 2022) | In response to Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) celebrating the presidential nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, GLBC Chair Senator Tonya Anderson issues the following statement:
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