ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will hold a virtual press conference to discuss legislation she plans to introduce during the 2021 legislative session on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Advanced registration is required; to register for the press conference, please click here.
The virtual press conference will be open to the public, and members of the press will each have three minutes to ask questions. Rep. Kendrick will open the press conference, Rep. Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) will discuss a reparations resolution, and Markee Tate will issue the “Color of Wealth” report. Additionally, Calvin Vismale will speak on the placement of underrepresented groups on commissions, and Teresa Hardy will address corporate tax credit reporting in the state. Rep. Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain) will discuss legislation regarding a tax credit for HBCUs, and Rep. Kendrick will close the press conference with a call to action.
For more information on House Bill 26, which would reinstate the “Angel Investor” tax credit and allow HBCUs to qualify as a “qualified business,” please click here. Rep. Kendrick’s presentation on HB 26 can be found here.
For more information on House Bill 27, which would establish a tax credit for Georgia’s HBCU entrepreneurship programs, please click here.
For more information on House Bill 28, which would urge the state to consider diversity in appointments to boards, commissions and more, please click here.
For more information on House Bill 29, which would require the state to issue an annual report regarding the wealth of certain demographics in Georgia, please click here.
For more information on House Bill 30, which would require the Georgia Department of Revenue to publish the racial composition of Georgia corporations that receive state tax credits, please click here.
For more information on House Resolution 3, which would urge Georgia to support current pending federal legislation to appoint a study committee on reparations of African Americans in the U.S., please click here.
WHO: Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia)
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
WHERE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduihqDoiGtfK4__0ksEK2x3Oj3BuE8de
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