Georgia votes to erect Clarence Thomas monument, despite Black senators’ objections
“We think he’s a hypocrite and a traitor,” says Democratic state Sen. Nikki Merritt. “He subverts the struggles of Black Americans.” Despite objections from several of Georgia’s Black state senators, the state will move forward with erecting a monument to honor Clarence Thomas, the nation’s second Black Supreme Court justice. According to WJCL, the monument…