In 2018 Stacey Abrams ran in Georgia to become the nation’s first African-American female governor. Despite a narrow defeat in the race, Abrams and her campaign launched a new national conversation about the importance of voting rights by shining a light on voter suppression efforts in Georgia and nationwide. As part of the Brookings Institution’s celebration of Black History Month, Abrams visited Brookings to discuss how her organization, Fair Fight Georgia, is addressing the problem of voter suppression as the African-American electorate and candidates claim more political space. She was joined on the Brookings stage by The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, who is also a professor of journalism at Columbia University.
In today’s episode of the Brookings Cafeteria, you’ll hear the conversation between Abrams and Cobb that took place at Brookings.
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Commentary
PodcastStacey Abrams on how to overcome voter suppression
Stacey Abrams and
Stacey Abrams
Founder
- Fair Fight Georgia,
Former Minority Leader
- Georgia House of Representatives,
Former Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee
- Georgia
@staceyabrams
Jelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb
Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism
- Columbia University,
Staff Writer
- The New Yorker
@jelani9
February 15, 2019