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What You Should Know About Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Stacey Abrams

The Democratic politician and voting rights activist has been nominated for her work promoting change via the ballot box. - by Nikolina Ilic
  • 03 Feb 2021
What You Should Know About Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Stacey Abrams

One of the incredibly important women who helped Joe Biden become US president, has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. US voting rights campaigner, Stacey Abrams, received the incredible news this morning for her work to promote non-violent change via the ballot box.

Abrams, whose work helped boost voter turnout last year, joins a long list of nominees including both former President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, former White House adviser Jared Kushner.
Here's what you need to know about the inspiring nominee.

What is Stacey Abrams job?

Basically, Stacey Abrams is a politician. She is also a lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017.

Who is Abrams in politics?

Stacey Abrams ran to be the governor of Georgia in 2018, but was narrowly defeated. Despite calls for her to run for the presidency in 2020, she instead decided to focus her efforts closer to home, registering hundreds of thousands of new voters to cast ballots for Joe Biden.

Where is Stacey Abrams originally from?

Abrams was born and raised in Gulfport, Mississippi an eventually moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Her heritage is African American.

Stacey Abrams and Oprah.

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What is Fair Fight and when was it founded?

Fair Fight, an organisation that address voter suppression, was founded in 2018 by Abrams. How they do this is by advocating for changes in voter registration laws that increase the number of eligible voters. Their goals are to encourage voter turnout and to ensure that all votes are accurately counted, which was a huge help to the Biden campaign.

Who are Stacey Abrams parents?

Abrams is the second of six children born to Robert and Carolyn Abrams who both graduated at Emory University and went on to become Methodist ministers.

Where did Stacy Abrams go to college?

In 1995, Abrams earned a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies (political science, economics, and sociology) from Spelman College, magna cum laude. While studying she worked in the youth services department in the office of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson and interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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