(APN) ATLANTA – About 40 activists representing numerous local, state, and national organizations gathered Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Grady Memorial Hospital to express opposition to a proposal they said could leave thousands of uninsured citizens without a safety net. Read more.

 By Amanda Smith - “We don’t see Nan as white; we see her as a sister who happens to have light skin. I define race by your philosophy”  Tyrone Brooks, State Representative & President of GABEO. The daughter of a Georgia father and a Tennessee mother, Senator Nan Orrock has lived in Atlanta for 40 years. She represents District 36 of Georgia, but this description could never describe to you a woman who has spent her life in service for others. A House Representative for 20 years, Orrock won her Senate seat in 2006. During her service in the House, she was elected as the first woman to hold the position of majority whip. She also served as the Governor’s Floor Leader and a member of the Speakers Policy Committee. Currently, Orrock is vice-chair of the Interstate Cooperation Committee and serves on the Higher Education, Urban Affairs, Health and Human Services, Science and Technology, and Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committees. But even these achievements fall short of describing Nan Orrock. Read more.