News Georgia’s rural Black voters were ignored and suppressed. Now they might flip the Senate. January 4, 2021 Takeo Spikes, Opinion contributor Comments Off on Georgia’s rural Black voters were ignored and suppressed. Now they might flip the Senate. Growing up in a rural county, we felt ignored, fearful and hopeless, and many of us didn't vote. Stacey Abrams' near-win in 2018 showed us our power.