Democrat Scott Colom is leading in Forrest County, Mississippi โ a county named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general and first leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Today, that same county is voting for a Black Democrat. Votes are still being counted, but I canโt help but smile. This is what progress looks like. The South is changing, and no name on a county line can stop it. โ๐ฟ
If youโre in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, or Pennsylvania: check your registration, know your polling place, and VOTE today like generations fought for your voice, because they did! โ๐ฟ
๐ท: Essence
On this day in 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was tragically shot and killed while jogging in Georgia โ an innocent life taken by racial violence. Today, we honor his memory and stand with his family members, who still grieve this heartbreaking loss. Sending love and strength. ๐๏ธ