

Politics Briefing
Following historic midterm gains, Democrats have secured control of both the U.S. House and Senate, while achieving significant legislative breakthroughs in statehouses across Georgia and the broader United States.

The History Issue
A gold masthead, a navy blazer, and a woman who changed the map. How we built the first cover of Jacqueline’s Magazine, and why the history of 2026 belongs on a page while it is still being made.

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Three women, distinct journeys, and a broader story of Black women’s leadership in Georgia: Dee Dawkins-Haigler, Robyn Crittenden, and Penny Brown Reynolds.

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Dr. Jacqueline Mohair and Dr. Jancie Crenshaw celebrate Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms through personal support and a shared bond of sisterhood.

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Dr. Jacqueline Mohair reflects on the 100 Women of Excellence celebration, Georgia Secretary of State elect Penny Brown Reynolds and the power of recognizing women who serve.

The History Issue
In 2018, I became the first Black woman to run for the Georgia House of Representatives seat in District 103. I did not win the seat. The courage belongs in the story too.

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Stacey Abrams lost two campaigns for governor and changed who votes in Georgia. Keisha Lance Bottoms finished the journey, and both women say the road belongs to the other.

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The former Fulton County judge won the office that oversees Georgia's elections, becoming the first Black woman elected Secretary of State in state history.

The History Issue
On November 3, 2026, American voters elected six Black governors in a single election cycle, the largest group ever to serve at once. The door did not open by accident.

The History Issue
Leadership, Representation, and the Responsibility to Serve. History becomes personal when we see a door open that generations before us could only imagine walking through.


The History Issue
She spent three decades being underestimated and kept winning anyway. On November 3, 2026, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first woman and the first Black woman ever elected governor of Georgia, and the first Black woman governor in American history.

The History Issue
On November 3, 2026, Georgia elected eight Black women to statewide office, every Black woman on the ballot. Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes the first Black woman governor in American history.


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Statewide races are usually where history moves slowest. This cycle they moved first, and the result is a class of governors unlike any the country has seated at one time.


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From the Original 33 expelled in 1868 to the governorship won this year, Georgia's story is one of doors opened, then shut, then pushed open again by people who refused to leave.


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While the country watched the top of the ticket, the judiciary changed beneath it, one race at a time. The judges elected this cycle will shape voting rights and civil rights for a generation.


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Wilder in 1989. Jindal in 2007. Martinez in 2010. The firsts that once arrived decades apart now arrive together, and the country's executive map has been redrawn because of it.


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Anyone can host a conversation. The work is in what happens in the ninety days after it.


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Influence is not the room you are allowed into. It is who still calls you when the room empties.


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Before the keynotes and the magazine covers, there was a lesson plan. It turns out that was the training ground.


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Some decisions do not resolve themselves with more data. They resolve with conviction and then with evidence.