James Woodall

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James Woodall (born February 1, 1994) [1] is an American Baptist minister, politician and activist. Woodall serves as the president of the Georgia NAACP.

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Early life and education

James Woodall was born in Riverdale, Georgia in 1994. He was a member of the ROTC in high school. He earned an undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University (GSU) in 2016. While attending GSU, he was worked for Francys Johnson as a legal assistant. [2] He completed his master's at the Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse College. [1] [2]

Career

Woodall is a former intelligence analyst for the United States Army. He served in the Army for eight years and left as a sergeant. [2] He currently serves as a minister at Pleasant Grove Missionary Church in Marietta, Georgia. [1] Woodall is also a legislative aide to Georgia state representative Miriam Paris. [2]

Politics and activism

Woodall became active in the NAACP in 2015 after the deaths of Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin. [3] He graduated from the NAACP's Next-Gen leadership program. During that time, he was president of the state's youth and college program and also vice president of the Bulloch County NAACP. He was elected president of the Georgia state NAACP in October 2019, making him the youngest Georgia NAACP president in the organization's history. [1]

In the wake of the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger created a bipartisan election task force, in October, to improve voting systems and law in the state. Woodall was named to the task force. On December 30, 2020, Woodall quit the task force calling it a "farce", that "it's all for show," and that no actions have taken place despite numerous task force meetings. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morgan, Valerie J. (17 October 2019). "Story updated: James Woodall elected youngest state president of Georgia NAACP". On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hackle, Al (23 October 2020). "Woodall NAACP state president at 25". Statesboro Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Rhone, Neda (9 December 2019). "James Woodall Makes History as Youngest NAACP State Conference President". Crisis Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Bluestein, Greg; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta (30 December 2020). "Head of Georgia NAACP resigns from Raffensperger's election task force". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Colarossi, Natalie (30 December 2020). "Georgia NAACP president resigns from state's election task force: "It's a farce"". Newsweek. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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