Black Women are Running for Office in Historic Numbers But Not Getting the Funding They Need - THE LILY, Lateshia Beachum
The Lily
Author: Lateshia Beachum
October 19, 2020
When Kimberly Walker filed her paperwork to run as a Democrat representing Florida’s 12th Congressional District, she was concerned about how voters might react to her.
A veteran of the Army and Air Force whose family tree has been rooted in the Sunshine State for more than a century, the 51-year-old knew she would be the first openly gay, Black woman sent to the Capitol if elected to Congress. But any excitement over that possibility was overshadowed by worry that who she is would cost her votes.