'In the face of voter suppression and politicians who do not listen to what so many Georgians want, we have to look beyond voting as our only salvation.' Activist Gayla Tillman on the necessary work to be done beyond the polls. AcrossTheAisle
When I was growing up in Georgia, my first exposure to inequity came through my lived experience of living in a majority Black area. My first exposure to fighting inequity came through reading books. I learned about the icons of Black grassroots organizing: civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., anti-rape activist Rosa Parks, workers rights champion Dorothy Bolden.
It wasn’t until my freshman year at Georgia State University, where I began a degree in African American studies, that I personally began engaging with marginalized communities on electoral politics. I met organizers who spoke to me about their refusal to vote, their refusal to engage in the two-party system. Black radicals made me think harder about the.
The summer before the 2016 presidential election, I had to genuinely ask myself if I wanted to cast a vote. I had voted in the primaries for Bernie Sanders, who I thought of as the most progressive candidate, but he had lost the Democratic nomination. After Hillary Clinton was named the Democratic Party candidate, I felt adrift. When students at the Atlanta University Center, it caused quite a stir.
From a historical standpoint, Black people should have no allegiance to a specific party, but to better, freer futures and harm reduction. After learning about what I see as Hillary Clinton’s
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