Du Bois Center Kicks Off Reflections on Democracy Series

By Sabrina Damms | iBerkshires.com | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | Read Full Article Here

“U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia's 5th District kicked off W.E.B. Du Bois Center's "Reflections on Democracy" series on Juneteenth.

Approximately 200 people gathered at Saint James Place to discuss democracy with Williams, moderated by Michael Blake, the center's first-ever visiting scholar in democracy.

The event was the first of a four-part series. This first part focused on democracy and leadership. The next session July 11 will focus on democracy and philanthropy with Marvin Carr, director of Walmart's Center for Racial Equity.

Blake said Williams was the perfect person to have as the first speaker for the series because you cannot talk about democracy without talking about Georgia. 

Georgia is one of five states where charges have been filed in the so-called fake electors scheme and the only one to implicate the former president, Donald Trump. The cases include fraud, conspiracy and forgery and allegations that individuals who were not selected as state electors attempted to replace certified electors and swing the election in the Electoral College.

Williams was one of Georgia's 16 electors to certify the election of Joseph Biden to Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Democrat was driven to run for Congress to represent the battleground state after the death of her mentor and friend, John Robert Lewis in 2020, instead of returning to the state's Senate. She was sworn in for her first term three days before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol…” Read Full Article Here.