House Resolution 1593
By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Taylor of the 92nd, Alexander of the 66th, Tran of the
80th, and Willis of the 55th
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
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 for its unwavering
commitment to uplifting the voices and experiences of Black women over the age of 40.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Our
Kind of Women.