On December 9, 1973, American politician, advocate, and author, Stacey Yvonne Abrams was born.
Abrams is the national face of the voting rights movement. She has formed and inspired a variety of organizations committed to voter registration and mobilization, particularly among young people and people of color.
Abrams has received several honors for her work as a public servant, including the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award (2012) and the Georgia AFL-Friend CIO’s of Labor Award.
In February 2021, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Abrams also serves on the boards of a number of educational and charitable organizations.
Abrams is now one of the most well-known African American female legislators in the country.
Stacey Abrams parents: Who are Rev. Carolyn and Rev. Robert Abrams?
Stacey Abrams father Robert Abrams is a retired shipyard worker. He worked as a United Methodist Church minister as well.
Carolyn was Stacey’s mother who was a Liberian. Both had master’s degrees in divinity from Atlanta’s Candler School.
They went on to marry and have 6 children in the span of a dozen years. They instilled in Stacey the power to become anything in life. She was instrumental in the politician’s life.
Who are Stacey Abrams’ siblings?
She was the second kid in a family of six.
Among her other siblings, Leslie Abrams Gardner and Jeanine Abrams McLean are the most well-known (Andrea, Richard, Walter).
