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By Sesali B. • @BadFatBlackGirl • 8 years ago

Quick Hit: Let’s take a moment to honor Park Cannon

Earlier this week, Park Cannon – a Black, queer woman – won a runoff election for the Georgia State House’s 58th District.

Colorlines reports:

“Cannon raised more money than opponent Ralph Long, and went on to defeat him in a runoff, winning 59 percent of the vote. No swear-in date has been announced, but Cannon will fufill the remaining term of state Representative Simone Bell, the first Black lesbian to serve in any state legislature. Cannon will be one of three openly queer House members; she joins Atlanta-area Representatives Keisha Waites and Karla Drenner.”

Prior to announcing her canidacy, Cannon was a health advocate who focused on Black women’s wellness. Her newly won seat encompasses major parts of East Atlanta that represents many of the city’s Black residents.

Major props to her.

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Feministing's resident "sexpert", Sesali is a published writer and professional shit talker. She is a queer Black girl, fat girl, and trainer. She was the former Training Director at the United States Student Association and later a member of the Youth Organizing team at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She received her bachelors in Women's and Gender Studies from Depaul University in 2012 and is currently pursuing a master's in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta. A self identified "trap" feminist, and trained with a reproductive justice background, her interests include the intersections of feminism and: pop culture, youth culture, social media, hip hop, girlhood, sexuality, race, gender, and Beyonce. Sesali joined the team in 2010 as one of the winners of our So You Think You Can Blog contest.

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