ATLANTA – State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek) will host a Medicaid Expansion Hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 1 p.m. in room 515 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, will serve as a keynote speaker for the DeKalb County Government’s 40th Annual MLK Celebration on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Maloof Auditorium in Decatur, Georgia. Rep. Gilliard will also serve as a keynote speaker for the Eveneezer Baptist Church West Annual MLK service on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. at Eveneezer Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Jordan Ridley (R-Woodstock) and Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 9 a.m. at Tavern at Towne Lake in Woodstock.
Continue reading “Rep. Jordan Ridley, Rep. Charlice Byrd to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Woodstock”The Black Menthol Debate: Power, Money, Cancer and Control
By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta)
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A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. “Aren’t cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes,” I asked. “Yeah, but it disproportionately impacts people of color. The ban is targeting Blacks who smoke cigarettes,” replied the lobbyist. “So, the ban means that potentially less Black people will want cigarettes, thus reducing their cancer-risk,” I responded.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will present a proclamation to Delabia Cameron, founder of MiraMira90, a non-profit organization that advocates against gun violence, promotes social justice and seeks to empower communities on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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