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Tag: Wellesley College

Kecia Cunningham: Bodacious African American Trailblazer

Kecia Cunningham: Bodacious African American Trailblazer

In 1999, Kecia Cunningham was the South’s first, openly lesbian African American elected to office, winning a seat on Decatur, Georgia, City Commission.

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Posted on February 4, 2025 Posted in Social and Political Groups Tagged with activism, African American woman, Agnes Scott College, Decatur City Commission, Decatur Georgia, each one teach one, feminist, first openly gay African American, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and LGBTQ Victory Fund, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, Lenny Lasater, lesbian, LGBTQIA+, Mayor Elizabeth Wilson, queer person, southern, The Enlightened Coalition, Victory Fund, Wellesley College, Wellesley’s Organization of Lesbians and Friends, WOLF

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