Making history by Keisha Lance Boots in Georgia; The first black woman became the governor of America a state that was in the hands of the Republicans for more than two decades according to Reuters, Kisha Lance Bottoms, the candidate of the Democratic Party and the former mayor of Atlanta, won the election for the governor of the state of Georgia and became the first black woman to be elected governor of a state in the history of the United States. In addition to the historical importance of the presence of women and especially black women at the highest levels of political power, this victory is also considered a turning point in Georgia's electoral equations; A state held by Republicans for more than two decades online news.