DeKalb leadership makes history with rare Black leadership

DeKalb leadership makes history with rare Black leadership

State Sen. Gloria Butler was selected by her pears to lead the Democratic caucus in the upper chamber. It is only the second time when caucuses in both Georgia chambers would be led by Black legislators.

Having Black leadership at the top of the Democratic caucuses in the General Assembly better positions them to deal with racial injustice, said state Rep. James Beverly of Macon, who will be the House minority leader when the legislative session begins in January.

Butler will replace outgoing Senate Democratic Leader Steve Henson, who, like Butler, is from Stone Mountain.

Source: AJC

DeKalb County Leaders Announce App Process for Board of Ethics

DeKalb County Leaders Announce App Process for Board of Ethics

State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), chair of the DeKalb County House Delegation, along with DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson and DeKalb County Clerk of the Superior Court Debra DeBerry, today announced the application process for the DeKalb County Board of Ethics.

“The DeKalb Ethics Appointing Committee is in support of a transparent, uniform and coordinated process,” said Rep. Drenner. “This application process will allow us to identify DeKalb residents who represent and serve their community in a unique way. I look forward to working with our robust appointing committee as we put together a dynamic group of citizens who represent the heart of DeKalb County.” 

All applicants must be residents of DeKalb County. Attention will be paid to racial, geographic, gender and professional diversity among the candidates so that the composition of the board will reflect the diversity of DeKalb County and the expertise of board members. The application deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 12 p.m. Interviews with finalists will be conducted December 9 – 16, 2020. The board members and alternates will be announced on December 18, 2020.

The DeKalb Ethics Referendum recently passed by an 87 percent margin during the general election on November 3. By law, all appointments to the DeKalb County Board of Ethics must be finalized no later than December 31, 2020, with board members taking office on January 1, 2021. The most notable change to the appointment process is how the seven board members and two alternates will be appointed. The following four DeKalb County appointing authorities are responsible for making the appointments to the board: the House and Senate legislative delegations, tax commissioner and clerk of the superior court. 


For more information on duties, requirements and questions for applicants, please click here. 


To submit an application to be considered for the board, please click here.  

32 POLLING LOCATION CHANGES IN DEKALB

32 POLLING LOCATION CHANGES IN DEKALB

The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections has approved the following polling place changes for the November 3, 2020 General Election and any following Runoff elections. These changes are necessary because the regular polling locations for these precincts are not available or are no longer able to accommodate indoor social distancing requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A complete list of polling locations for both Advanced Voting and Election Day voting can be found online at DeKalbVotes.com. Please be sure to double-check your precinct location by logging into mvp.sos.ga.gov. Continue to scroll for polling locations that have reverted back to their original location after the primary.

PRECINCT NAMENEW POLLING LOCATION BEGINNING NOV. 3RDPREVIOUS LOCATION
ASHFORD PARKSIDE (BHAVN)Montgomery Elementary School: 3995 Ashford Dunwoody Road • Atlanta 30319Ashford Parkside Senior Residence: 3522 Blair Circle, NE • Atlanta 30319
BOULDERCREST ROADObama Elementary School: 3132 Clifton Church Road, SE • Atlanta 30316Church of Christ at Bouldercrest: 2727 Bouldercrest Road, SE • Atlanta 30316
CLAIREMONT EAST (DEC)Decatur Recreation Department: 231 Sycamore Street • Decatur 30030First Baptist Church of Decatur: 308 Clairemont Avenue • Decatur 30030
CORALWOODBriarlake Elementary School: 3590 LaVista Road • Decatur 30033Coralwood Center: 2477 Coralwood Drive • Decatur 30033
EMBRY HILLSEvansdale Elementary School: 2914 Evans Woods Drive • Doraville 30340Holy Cross Catholic Church: 3773 Chamblee Tucker Road • Chamblee 30341
FLAKES MILL FIRE STATIONCounty Line – Ellenwood Library: 4331 River Road • Ellenwood 30294Flakes Mill Fire Station: 4540 Flakes Mill Road • Ellenwood 30294
GEORGETOWN SQUARE (DUN)Peachtree Middle School: 4664 North Peachtree Road • Dunwoody 30338Dunwoody Pines Retirement: 4355 Georgetown Square Road • Dunwoody 30338
GLENNWOOD (DEC)Decatur Recreation Department: 31 Sycamore Street • Decatur 30030Holy Trinity Parish: 515 East Ponce de Leon Avenue • Decatur 30030
GRESHAM ROADObama Elementary School: 3132 Clifton Church Road, SE • Atlanta 30316First Baptist Church: Gresham Road, Inc. • 2394 Gresham Road
HENDERSON MILLHenderson Mill Elementary: 2408 Henderson Mill Road, NE • Atlanta 30345St. Bede’s Episcopal Church: 2601 Henderson Mill Road • Atlanta 30345
LIN – MARY LIN ELEM (ATL)Neighborhood Church: 1561 McLendon Avenue, NE • Atlanta 30307Mary Lin Elementary School: 3586 Candler Park Drive • Atlanta 30307
MIDVALE ROADHenderson Mill Elementary: 2408 Henderson Mill Road, NE • Atlanta 30345St. Bede’s Episcopal Church: 2601 Henderson Mill Road • Atlanta 30345
MT. VERNON WEST (DUN)Dunwoody High School: 5035 Vermack Road • Dunwoody 30338St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church: 1978 Mt. Vernon Road • Dunwoody 30338
NORTH DECATURInternational Community School: 2418 Wood Trail Lane • Decatur 30033North Decatur Presbyterian Church: 611 Medlock Road • Decatur 30033
REHOBOTHLawrenceville Road United Methodist Church: 3142 Lawrenceville Highway • Tucker 30084Rehoboth Baptist Church: 2997 Lawrenceville Hwy. • Tucker 30084
ROCK CHAPEL ROADPrinceton Elementary School: 1321 S Deshon Road • Lithonia 30058Antioch-Lithonia Baptist Church: 2152 Rock Chapel Road • Lithonia 30058
SCOTTInternational Community School: 2418 Wood Trail Lane • Decatur 30033North Decatur Presbyterian Church: 611 Medlock Road • Decatur 30033
SILVER LAKE (BHAVN) (ATL)Ashford Park Elementary: 2968 Cravenridge Drive, NE • Brookhaven 30319Brookhaven Christian Church: 4500 Peachtree Road, NE • Atlanta 30319
SKYLAND (BHAVN)John Lewis Elementary: 2630 Skyland Drive • Atlanta 30319Skyland United Methodist Church: 1850 Skyland Terrace NE • Atlanta 30319
STONECREST LIBRARY (STCRST)City of Stonecrest Annex (Old Sears Building – Stonecrest Mall): 2929 Turner Hill Road • Lithonia 30038Stonecrest Library: 3123 Klondike Road • Lithonia 30038
WINNONA PARK (DEC)Decatur Legacy Park: Cochran Building • 500 S. Columbia Drive • Decatur, GA 30030Columbia Theological Seminary Richard Center: 701 S. Columbia Drive • Decatur 30030

The following precincts, which changed locations on an emergency basis for the June 9, 2020 and August 11, 2020 Primary Election and Runoff, will return to the regular polling locations as follows:

PRECINCT NAMENEW POLLING LOCATION BEGINNING NOV. 3RDPREVIOUS LOCATION
BRIARCLIFFBriarcliff Baptist Church: 3039 Briarcliff Road, NE • Atlanta 30329Sagamore Hills Elementary School: 1865 Alderbrook Road NE • Atlanta, GA 30345
DUNWOODY 2 (DUN)Kingswood United Methodist Church: 4896 N. Peachtree Road • Dunwoody 30338Dunwoody High School: 5035 Vermack Road • Dunwoody, 30338
LAVISTASt. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church: 1790 LaVista Road, NE • Atlanta 30329Margaret Harris Educational Center: 1634 Knob Hill • Drive NE, Atlanta 30329
MCWILLIAMS (STCRST)Ousley United Methodist Church: 3261 Panola Road • Lithonia 30038Miller Grove Middle School: 2215 Miller Road • Decatur, GA 30035
MILLER GROVE (STCRST/DEKALB)Ousley United Methodist Church: 3261 Panola Road • Lithonia 30038Miller Grove Middle School: 2215 Miller Road • Decatur, GA 30035
NORTHLAKEBriarlake Baptist Church: 3715 LaVista Road • Decatur 30033Briarlake Elementary School: 3590 LaVista Road • Decatur, GA 30033
  OAKHURST (DEC)Oakhurst Baptist Church: 222 East Lake Drive • Decatur 30030Decatur Legacy Park: Cochran Building 500 S. Columbia Drive • Decatur, GA 30030
PLEASANTDALE ROADGrace Church International: 3434 Pleasantdale Road • Atlanta 30340Evansdale Elementary School: 2914 Evans Woods Drive • Doraville, GA 30340
PONCE DE LEON (DEC)First Christian Church of Decatur: 601 West Ponce de Leon Avenue • Decatur 30030Decatur Recreation Department: 231 Sycamore Street • Decatur, GA 30030
TILLY MILL ROAD (DUN)Kingswood United Methodist Church: 4896 N. Peachtree Road • Dunwoody 30338Dunwoody High School: 5035 Vermack Road • Dunwoody, GA 30338
WINTERS CHAPEL (DUN)Congregation Beth Shalom: 5303 Winters Chapel Road • Doraville 30360Kingsley Elementary School: 2051 Brendon Drive • Dunwoody, GA 30338
Empowering Black Men Through Voting

Empowering Black Men Through Voting

We know, now more than ever, the political power that lies dormant within Black men. This why we, DeKalb Democrats and the Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of Georgia, are doing everything we can to activate Black men into action this election cycle. This Monday, we will have a conversation with panelist Reverend Raphael Warnock (candidate for Senate), Daniel Blackman (candidate for Public Service Commissioner), Councilman Khalid (candidate for mayor of South Fulton), and Mondale Robinson (founder of the Black Male Voter Project) Monday, 8 pm via Facebook Live and Zoom. The forum will discuss a wide range of topics from public health (COVID-19) and safety, voting rights and generational wealth building in addition to how the Democratic platform will work on the behalf of Black men. Read for more.

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