WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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For this year’s Bloomington MLK Day observance, the theme is “Keep Knocking!” The January 16 evening keynote speaker, Park Cannon, is Georgia’s youngest State Representative and one of two openly queer lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. She represents House District 58, which encompasses a diverse cross-section of Atlanta.
The Democratic lawmaker recently made national headlines when she was unlawfully arrested and removed from the Georgia Capitol after she knocked on the door to the Republican governor’s office during his signing of SB 202. This restrictive law limits voting rights in the state. Republicans rushed the bill through both chambers of the legislature a few hours before he signed it into law. It has been harshly criticized nationwide for disenfranchising Black voters, is being challenged in court, and is being dubbed “Jim Crow 2.0.”
Tonight Representative Cannon talks about her start in politics and the state of affairs in the State of Georgia. She also shares her reflections on such issues as the Mid- term success of Senator Raphael Warnock and her work with such civic leaders as Stacey Abrams. Finally, as the keynote for next Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re inviting her to share a preview of her remarks.
Credits:
Clarence Boone is this evening’s anchor.
Our co-anchor for this evening is BIO former contributor and proclaimed “Indiana’s Own” Dana Black, producer and anchor of “Turn Left”.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
