
Episode #6
She Almost Died Giving Birth. Now She’s Running for the Georgia Senate
<p>Sonya Wimberly Hawkins says she almost died giving birth, a medical trauma that made Black maternal health deeply personal. Now the Democratic nominee for Georgia Senate District 16 joins XVOA to explain why she entered politics and how she plans to challenge Republican incumbent Marty Harbin.</p><p>The conversation widens from maternal health to Georgia Power bills, data centers and water, religious freedom and voting access. What begins with one woman’s survival becomes a larger test of whether the economic pressure facing working families can crack a deeply entrenched Republican seat.</p><p>Learn more about Sonya Wimberly Ha...






