Mokah Jasmine Johnson is a community activist, social entrepreneur, and educator in Athens, Georgia. She is the co-founder of Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM), a civil rights organization formed in 2016 as a community effort to combat discrimination.[1]
On August 14, 2019, Mokah Jasmine Johnson announced that she is exploring a run for the Georgia House of Representatives’ House District 117 seat.[2]
On January 2, 2020, Johnson officially announced her candidacy to run for the seat.[3] Her campaign has been endorsed by former President Barack Obama, Stacey Abrams, former Attorney General Eric Holder, Georgia Association of Educators, Georgia AFL-CIO, the Georgia Working Families Party, Swing Left, Fair Fight, Democracy for America, EMILY's List, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Georgia Stonewall Democrats, and Our Revolution Georgia.
- ^ "About". Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Mokah for Georgia to Host Exploratory Meet and Greet". mokahforgeorgia.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ Steinbeck, Foster (2 January 2020). "Athens activist Mokah Jasmine Johnson announces campaign for Georgia House District 117". The Red and Black.