American voters in The Peach State went to the polls to settle a classic and old “Carpet Bagger” election in the great State of Georgia.
Herschel Walker now joins DJTrump as the biggest loser in the Georgia US Senate race. Both candidates were born in Georgia, but only one moved out, and away. He decided to live inside a Texas mansion. It took two to tango.
I once lived in Georgia and taught college journalism courses at an HBCU in a rural area of The South. There, I learned firsthand the ugly practice of segregation. The city is Albany, also known as the hometown of Ray Charles and the birthplace of the civil rights movement.
In 1960, when Ray Charles reprised this ballad, he put a totally new spin on the popular American song. He sang about the state of Georgia where he grew up, a segregationist state whose racist policies he was still subject to at the time.
I was introduced to Medea and got to watch Tyler Perry perform before a local live audience of longtime admirers.
If you know anything about Georgia, then you've read the following lines. “I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles for which it stands: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.” On the banner encircling the three pillars are the words “Wisdom,” “Justice,” and “Moderation”—with each word associated with one pillar. "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=72vJU8IKwIM
Ray Charles later released the popular version. which is now the state song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rhy1rBsVM
But the collective USA eyes should not only be focused on Georgia but on our American Democracy. https://youtu.be/W1GEpg0c1fw