V-103 and WAOK Collaborate to Host a Pre-Debate Panel Discussion

Attendee takes the mic at the end of the discussion to ask the panelist a discussion-based question. Photo by Erinn Gardner/The Atlanta Voice On Thursday, June 27, Atlanta radio stations V-103 and WAOK held a panel discussion at the Bank Event Center as a precursor to the 2024 presidential debate. Moderated by WAOK’s Derrick Boazman and V-103 News and Public Affairs Director Maria Boynton, four panelists represented a range of demographics within the Black community—Young Democrats of Georgia Executive Vice President Davante Jennings, Morehouse College senior James McGee, former Georgia State representative Dee Dawkins-Haigler and immigration lawyer Kimberly Bandoh.  “We’ve all learned that elections do have consequences. Regardless of if you vote or not, somebody is going to be elected, and the choices in this election are very stark. The question is, ‘which one of these two gentlemen will perhaps give the best policy based on the issues that are most important to us?’,” Boazman said. Dozens of Black Atlanta residents attended this highly democratic event as a way to address and discuss a wide range of topics they felt presidential candidates United States President Joseph R. Biden and former United States President Donald J. Trump should thoroughly unpack during...