‘We’ve been electrified’: after success in Georgia, Black organizers look to transform the south

Black women who powered Democrats to stunning win in Georgia have been fielding calls from other states eager to learn

Ever since the runoff elections in Georgia, people have been talking.

They've been talking about how turnout among Black voters surged in December and January, propelling two Democrats to stunning victories in the state, long seen as a Republican stronghold. And how those same voters had helped Joe Biden become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state in nearly 30 years.