She’s deserves this and more!
Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist, politician, and political powerhouse has been nominated for this Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker, according to Reuters.
Abrams and her organization Fair Fight Action along with a slew of community organizers worked tirelessly to increase Black voter turnout in Georgia during this past election cycle. Her dedication led to Georgia turning blue for the first time in nearly three decades, helping Joe Biden secure the presidency.
She began her fight against voter suppression in 2014 with the New Georgia Project’s launch, which pushed to get unregistered Black Georgians signed up to vote in the midterm elections. Then, in 2018, after losing the state’s gubernatorial race to Republican now, Gov. Brian Kemp, Abrams created Fair Action Fight to continue those efforts and the rest is history!
On the first day of Black History Month and the last day allowed for nominations, Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s parliament, selected Abrams for this prestigious honor.
“Abrams’ work follows in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps in the fight for equality before the law and for civil rights,” Halbrekken said. “Abrams’ efforts to complete King’s work are crucial if the United States of America shall succeed in its effort to create fraternity between all its peoples and a peaceful and just society.”
King was first nominated for the award in 1964 and eventually won the Nobel prize in 1964 due to his leadership in the civil rights movement
The first Nobel Prize nomination for Martin Luther King Jr. arrived to the Norwegian Nobel Committee #OTD in 1963. The nomination came from a previous Peace Laureate, American Friends Service Committee. King was awarded the Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism. pic.twitter.com/0zzCisW3fn
advertisement— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) January 31, 2021
The Oslo-based Norwegian Nobel Committee will release a shortlist for the award in March. Other notable candidates this year include the Black Lives Matter Movement and teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.
With a bold vision to reform our democracy, Stacey Abrams never ever let go or lost sight of her mission to ensure Georgians have access to the ballot box.
She believed when others could not see what was possible.
advertisementShe is absolutely deserving of this prestigious award. https://t.co/2r1DGNTqZi
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) February 1, 2021
The first thing that really made sense to me in 2021 was hearing that Stacey Abrams was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Give it to her, please.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) February 1, 2021
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STACEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You deserve this nomination and so much more. Thank you for using your super powers for good. Love you @staceyabrams https://t.co/fufXYboBwh
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 1, 2021
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Every year, nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize come from people worldwide, including members of government and former prize winners. A nomination doesn’t automatically qualify the individual or organization considered for the prize by the Nobel committee. The committee which decides the winner doesn’t speak on the nominations, but nominators can disclose their picks. The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is expected to be announced in October.
Previous winners include Ralph Bunche, the first Black person to be awarded the prize in 1950, U.S. President Barack Obama, and Nelson Mandela.
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