Why Civil Rights Groups Boycotted Biden's Speech on Voting Rights in Georgia
Joe Biden made history by calling for changes to the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. Activists and civil rights groups aren’t having it.
George Chidi
George Chidi is a columnist for Decaturish.com. A former staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and former city councilman for the city of Pine Lake, Chidi also contributes commentary to Fox 5 Atlanta.
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