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Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act.
In these trying times it is often difficult to find a bright spot, but Asian & Pacific Islander American (AAPI) Heritage Month give us the chance to do just that.
DECATUR, GA — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Rockdale and Gwinnett Counties will receive more than $830,000 from FEMA to aid non-profits who are helping those who are hungry and often homeless during the pandemic crisis.
The money allocated from FEMA combines Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) annual funding with funds designated for food and shelter support under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act; or the CARES Act.
Congressman: Bold Legislation to Address the Coronavirus Health and Economic Crisis; Means More than $1B for Fourth District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced his support of The Heroes Act, bold legislation to address the coronavirus health and economic crisis.
WASHINGTON — New data showing COVID-19 is hitting black Georgians far harder than others is sparking an outcry among state leaders.
Some politicians and activists are calling for bold reforms at the federal and state levels to redress long-standing inequities that continue to lead to disparate outcomes for people of color.
"We're going to have to go a lot further," Rep. Hank Johnson told the Recorder in an interview.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is urging more protection to safeguard the health of immigration detainees and staff at the Stewart Detention Center in South Georgia.
Dear Friends,
Before I launch into discussing resources that are available to you and your family during the pandemic, I want to wish all our mothers a Happy Mother's Day this Sunday. Mothers are the glue and bonds that hold our families together, and this is particularly true today.
On that note, I hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy. To say we are living in unprecedented times is an understatement. None of us have lived through a global pandemic like the COVID-19 crisis we face today.
DECATUR, GA -- What happened to Ahmaud that Sunday afternoon in southwest Georgia is nothing short of a 21st century lynching. And just like in the old days, law enforcement officials and prosecutors have looked the other way and allowed the vigilantes to escape justice. The Brunswick vigilantes should be arrested and charged with murder. They are entitled to a presumption of innocence and should have their day in court facing a jury of their peers. Justice demands that they be treated no differently than if they were Black.
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Congressman Requests Stewart Answer Key Questions on How It Is Screening, Treating Detainees to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread, Suffering
DECATUR, GA – On May 7, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, requesting information on what steps are being taken to protect the detainees and staff at the Stewart Detention Center in southwest Georgia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN TALKS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS ON AFRICAN-AMERICANS
The decision to open Georgia's economy is putting more black lives at risk in the state, according to Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson.
Speaking during a virtual town hall Tuesday night held by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Johnson cited state numbers, which he called incomplete, that show a disproportionate number of African-Americans have confirmed cases and have died of COVID-19.