Join The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines on Monday, May 11, at noon ET (11 am CT) for a live conversation with Stacey Abrams, pioneering 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, voting rights activist and oft-mentioned contender for Joe Biden’s vice presidential shortlist. Abrams made history two years ago as the first black woman to be nominated for governor by a major party in Georgia, and was attempting to become the first black woman ever elected to the position in the United States.

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Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) is a New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. After serving for 11 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, in 2018, Abrams became the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, when she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. Abrams was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States. Over the course of her career, Abrams has founded multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at both the state and national levels. In 2019, she launched Fair Count to ensure accuracy in the 2020 Census and greater participation in civic engagement, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project, a public policy initiative to broaden economic power and build equity in the South.

Errin Haines (@emarvelous) is editor at large for The 19th. She was previously national writer on race for The Associated Press, focused on the intersection of race, politics and culture. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of reporting experience, Errin has also worked at The Los Angeles Times, The Orlando Sentinel and The Washington Post. She is a native of Atlanta who first covered Abrams in the Georgia House and also covered her 2018 gubernatorial race. You can reach Errin at ehaines@19thnews.org.

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