Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1593: Our Kind of Women; commend
Status: Passed both chambers, March 4, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Our Kind of Women; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing and commending Our Kind of Women; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Our Kind of Women; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, created by Atlanta-based photographer and creative director Bessie Akuba Winn, Our Kind of Women is a multi-platform storytelling project documenting the pivots, evolution, and lived experiences of Black women over 40; and WHEREAS, the project explores how women who came of age in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s were influenced by shifts in civil rights, feminism, music, media representation, economic change, and evolving ideas of independence and self-definition; and WHEREAS, on International Women's Day, Our Kind of Women will bring together an extraordinary collective of artists, leaders, cultural icons, and everyday women for a defining visual tribute to reinvention, visibility, and self-authorship at midlife and beyond; and WHEREAS, partnered with actress and producer Terri J. Vaughn, the exhibition features a dynamic group of participants, including actress Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress Essence Atkins, entrepreneur and philanthropist Simone Smith, media personality Bevy Smith, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and scholar and cultural critic Yaba Blay, among many other influential voices; and H. R. 1593 LC 129 1335 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this extraordinary artistic and cultural exhibition be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Our Kind of Women …
Sponsors
- Cannon, Park (D, 58) · primary sponsor
- Taylor, Rhonda (D, 92)
- Kimberly Alexander (D)
- Long Tran (D, 80)
- Inga Willis (D)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1593?
- HR1593 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Our Kind of Women; commend.
- What does HR1593 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing and commending Our Kind of Women; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1593?
- Passed both chambers as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1593?
- Cannon, Park (D, 58), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1593?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73899
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