Overcoming a difficult childhood is something Georgia Senate candidate Furquan Stafford and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson have in common.
The 54-year-old co-founder of Atlanta’s Stafford Boxing Club says he grew up in foster care like Jackson, who was raised in Atlanta’s Techwood Homes. That shared experience was one of the themes the candidates bonded over last week during a meet-and-greet event at the Barber’s Inc. barbershop on Old National Highway in College Park on June 30.
Stafford, who lives in Stonecrest, was one of 55 Black residents who chopped it up with Jackson. He talked about his faith in God and his desire to help Georgians from all walks of life…