Senator Raphael Warnock is commemorating Black History Month in a video message. Georgia's first black U.S. Senator, Warnock is one of only 11 Black Senators in American history.
In the video Warnock says "I think it's so important to realize that Black history really is American history."
Elected on January 5, 2021, Warnock is seeking re-election in November. The Senior Pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church has become known for making empassioned pleas for voting rights.
“I've been dedicated to making sure that we make good on the American promise that anything is possible — that’s what my mama told me, and I believed her. And so to that end", adds Warnock, "I'm proud of the work I've done and I continue to do, to secure robust funding for our Historically Black Colleges and Universities that for so long have been punching way above their weight."