President Biden to visit Atlanta in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden is set to travel to Atlanta next week, according to White House officials.

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The release states that on Sunday, Jan. 15, the president will deliver remarks at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

The last time the president was in Atlanta, he traveled with Vice President Kamala Harris in Jan. 2022 to discuss voting rights.

Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock is the pastor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic church.

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According to Warnock’s website, he has served as the church’s Senior Pastor for more than 15 years.

In Dec., Warnock won by a slim margin against Republic challenger Hershel Walker hotly contested runoff that drew record voter turnout in Georgia.

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