My primary goal is to eradicate poverty; I believe it is immoral and a stain on our society. And so when I despair or get angry, I take the time to think about how I can best achieve that goal… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
My mother grew up in abject poverty in Mississippi, an elementary school dropout. Yet, with the support of women around her, she returned to… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
One of the traditional rites of passage for political candidates is the revelation of financial status - a catechism-like recital of money mistakes made… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
Discriminatory legislation emboldens those who seek to make us afraid while giving those communities it hurts a concrete reason to fear. We must stay… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
I grew up one of six children with working-class parents in the Deep South. My mother was a college librarian, and my father worked… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
I got into my first fight, Democrat versus Republican, in second grade. I won. — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
I have been privileged to write across multiple facets of my life: to write romance novels, to write memoir, to write about leadership, and… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
From making it harder to register and stay on the rolls to moving and closing polling places to rejecting lawful ballots, we can no… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' Americans understand that these… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
My being a black woman is not a deficit. It is a strength. Because I could not be where I am had I not… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
The basis for sustainable progress is legal protections grounded in an awareness of how identity has been used to deny opportunity. — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
