Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action fundraises off Alabama tornado aftermath

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Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial campaigner Stacey Abrams’ governmental nonprofit is fundraising disconnected the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped done Alabama and Georgia, Fox News Digital has learned.

January saw respective radical dice successful tornadoes that tore into Alabama and Georgia, with damages from the storms besides reported successful Mississippi and Kentucky.

Months aft the tornadoes, Fair Fight Action, Abrams’ governmental nonprofit, released a fundraising email connected the day of Bloody Sunday, citing the day’s past and soliciting donations for the Selma Area Food Bank — and themselves.

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Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial campaigner  Stacey Abrams’ governmental  nonprofit is fundraising disconnected  the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped done  Alabama and Georgia, Fox News Digital has learned.

Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial campaigner Stacey Abrams’ governmental nonprofit is fundraising disconnected the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped done Alabama and Georgia, Fox News Digital has learned. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Abrams’ nonprofit asked recipients to make a divided donation betwixt Fair Fight Action and the Selma Area Food Bank connected the 58th day of Bloody Sunday, March 7.

"Every year, to commemorate the day of the attack, a ample radical of civilian rights and voting rights leaders from astir the state stitchery successful Selma to march crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge — that aforesaid way that activists walked not agelong ago," the email said. "Like each year, the march took spot this week, but nether somewhat antithetic circumstances."

"The radical of Selma are facing the devastating aftermath of a tornado that ripped done the metropolis connected January 12, 2023 — destroying homes, businesses, and infrastructure," the email continued. "Still, section organizers were dedicated to ensuring that the march went on."

January saw respective  radical   dice  successful  tornadoes that tore into Alabama and Georgia, with damages from the storms besides  reported successful  Mississippi and Kentucky.

January saw respective radical dice successful tornadoes that tore into Alabama and Georgia, with damages from the storms besides reported successful Mississippi and Kentucky. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

"That’s wherefore we’re asking you to marque a divided donation to Fair Fight Action and the Selma Area Food Bank, an on-the-ground enactment delivering captious assistance to the radical of Selma. Will you marque a donation today?" Fair Fight Action asked recipients.

It is unclear from the email however the donation is divided betwixt the Selma Area Food Bank and Fair Fight Action.

"Every dollar raised volition enactment the ongoing Selma tornado betterment and further our ngo of protecting the state to ballot — carrying connected the question that the Bloody Sunday activists bravely fought for," the email said.

It is unclear what the donation divided  is betwixt  the Selma Area Food Bank and Fair Fight Action, Abrams’ governmental  nonprofit.

It is unclear what the donation divided is betwixt the Selma Area Food Bank and Fair Fight Action, Abrams’ governmental nonprofit. (CBS)

Fair Fight Action did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

In January, astatine slightest 35 imaginable tornado touchdowns were reported crossed respective states, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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The National Weather Service said suspected tornado harm was reported successful astatine slightest 14 counties successful Alabama and 5 successful Georgia.

In Georgia, a 5-year-old kid riding successful a conveyance was killed by a falling histrion successful Butts County, said Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director James Stallings. He said a genitor who was driving suffered captious injuries.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf contributed to this report.

Houston Keene is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital.  Story tips tin beryllium sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and connected Twitter: @HoustonKeene 

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