House hopeful to speak to Athens Dems

A newly announced candidate for a seat in the Georgia House will speak to Athens Democrats tonight: Mokah Johnson is running against Republican Representative Houston Gaines. She's the featured speaker at this evening's meeting of local Democrats, set for 6 o'clock at the Library on Baxter Street. 
From the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee Facebook page…

We've organized a special program, "Civil Rights, Then and Now," to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Week. Come hear Mokah Johnson, of the Athens-Anti-Discrimination Movement; Beto Cacao, of DIgnidad Immigrante; and Hattie Whitehead, of the Linnentown Project.