GA HR1568

Georgia House Resolution congratulates Mercedes A. Arnold for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, presented annually during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus

Arnold led an economic boycott march through downtown Savannah and organized voter registration drives to strengthen democratic participation

Served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica and provided community support in Atlanta during the 1980s AIDS pandemic

Worked as Field Director for the NAACP advocating for civil rights and expanding opportunities

Currently holds leadership positions with Savannah Historic Review, Savannah Economic Opportunity Authority, and Georgia State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights