There are racial and gender implications to how we think about what leadership looks like in the country.

Regardless of their parent's income or zip code, every child in Georgia deserves access to a high-quality, affordable education.

I grew up in a family where my parents worked full-time and still found themselves and their six children trapped like so many of the working poor.

While my parents both worked full-time, we still grappled with the scourge of working-class poverty. But my entrepreneurial mother used her research skills to consult. And, along with my dad, she even ran a soul food restaurant for my great-aunt.

I'm not going to fearmonger to win an election. I'm going to focus on the positive opportunities we have for a bright future for all of our families, where everyone has the freedom and opportunity to thrive.

We continue to confront racism from our past and our present, which is why we must hold everyone, from the highest offices to our own families, accountable for racist words and deeds and call racism what it is - wrong.

Where I think historians can help preserve and actually restore democracy is to remind us of how we got it.

Economic inequality is systemic, and one of the most effective barriers is ignorance about how money works beyond the basics.

Let's be clear: Voter suppression is real.

We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.