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For our season two premiere, Mattie talks to Attica Scott, a Kentucky State Representative. She's the first black woman to be elected to the state house in almost 20 years. On this episode, she talks about being unfairly labeled the "angry black woman" in the room, the challenges of representing a diverse district and the pressures that go along with being a woman of color running for office.
By e.Republic + Governing MagazineFor our season two premiere, Mattie talks to Attica Scott, a Kentucky State Representative. She's the first black woman to be elected to the state house in almost 20 years. On this episode, she talks about being unfairly labeled the "angry black woman" in the room, the challenges of representing a diverse district and the pressures that go along with being a woman of color running for office.