HR1593: HR1593 Our Kind of Women; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Our Kind of Women, a storytelling and photography project created by Atlanta-based photographer and creative director Bessie Akuba Winn that documents the experiences of Black women over 40 who came of age in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The resolution notes the project's International Women's Day exhibition, partnered with actress and producer Terri J. Vaughn and featuring participants such as Vanessa Bell Calloway, Essence Atkins, Simone Smith, Bevy Smith, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Yaba Blay. The House resolves to commend the project for uplifting the voices of Black women over 40, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Our Kind of Women.

• Formally recognizes and commends Our Kind of Women, a storytelling project about Black women over 40, on behalf of the Georgia House.
• States the House's support for the project's mission of uplifting the voices and experiences of Black women over 40.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Our Kind of Women.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of the House's position.

The resolution directly names Our Kind of Women, its creator Bessie Akuba Winn, and participants including Terri J. Vaughn, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Essence Atkins, Simone Smith, Bevy Smith, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Yaba Blay. It has no legal effect on other Georgians.

Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it changes no rights, funding, or requirements for anyone. Its practical effect is limited to an official House record and a distributed copy honoring the project and its participants.

• The whereas clauses describe Our Kind of Women as a multi-platform storytelling project created by Bessie Akuba Winn documenting Black women over 40.
• The resolved clause formally commends the project for uplifting the voices and experiences of Black women over 40.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Our Kind of Women.

1. 2026-03-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-04House Hopper (House)

• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)Primary sponsor
• Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-092)
• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Inga Willis (D, HD-055)

• ceremonial resolution
• Black women's history
• Atlanta arts and culture
• women's storytelling