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South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is not only seeking re-election at the age of 81, but he is also all but daring any candidates to challenge him for the seat he's held for nearly the past three decades: "Come get it."

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Rep. Tommy Benton, a Republican Georgia lawmaker who has defended the KKK and the institution of slavery, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election into the state legislature next year.

In the face of Republican opposition, Kamala Harris, the nation's first Black and woman vice president, cast the historic tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Rachael Rollins as the first-ever Black woman to be U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

Let's take a look at a few Black candidates who have announced their bid for governor in 2022.

Now that there is no longer speculation about whether Stacey Abrams will run for governor of Georgia, people are eagerly turning their attention to next year's mid-term election. Oddsmakers have given Abrams the early edge over Brian Kemp.

At the end of the year, Sanders will leave the office of Vice President Kamala Harris and her next moves are largely unknown.

Atlanta mayoral candidate Felicia Moore is still dealing with the loss to Andre Dickens in the race that was held on Tuesday, but she alleges that her chances were hurt by misinformation spread by the rapper T.I. & startup founder Issac Hayes III.

Symone Sanders, the chief spokesperson for Kamala Harris and a fiercely loyal member of President Joe Biden's team, will be resigning from her position at the end of the year as the vice president faces a growing number of questions about her future.

A congratulations is in order for Atlanta councilman Andre Dickens as he was recently announced as the newly elected mayor of Georgia's capital city.

Stacey Abrams, the voting rights icon whose hard work organizing contributed to key and historic Democratic victories last year, has officially launched her campaign to be governor of Georgia and said she will run in the 2022 mid-term elections.

After he tested positive for COVID-19, the loser squad tried to get #LeCovid popping on Twitter but ended up looking wack in the process.