Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul attended a fundraiser instead.

The Black Ballot

Booker, a former state representative, continues on the ground efforts around the state through his organization Hood to the Holler, and sees an opportunity to talk to Kentuckians about the issues that matter.

While the country is being forced to deal with systemic racism and white supremacy, Black candidates are stepping into the void.

The decades of the jagged thorn in the side of Democrats that is Mitch McConnell are coming to an end an just a few short months, Charles Booker predicted.