Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University's first chair for race and Black politics

Then-Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media on May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams was appointed Wednesday as Howard University's first chair for race and Black politics. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Stacey Abrams, the former two-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate, is joining the faculty at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the school announced Wednesday.

Abrams, a former Democratic leader in the Georgia House, will serve as the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics. In her new role, Abrams will lead research across the university on political issues impacting Black Americans in addition to working with other faculty members on these issues, the university said in a news release.