As much as I love art and culture, fashion and beauty, I’m also a fan of politics and politicians whose platforms center and elevate the human condition. Today's @fullbodyfrequency guest has gone from Certified Nursing Assistant to the Illinois General Assembly representing the 9th district. And while folks say that all politics are local, Lakesia Collins has made a national impact with her work on behalf of workers, including the Fight for $15, the movement that advocates for the $15 dollar per hour minimum wage. Between June and July of this year, she sponsored over 20 bills in the IL General Assembly while remaining on the frontline, fighting for the rights of workers and children. In addition to her work, Illinois State Senator Lakesia Collins's story of pushing past trauma and moving forward to the plus-size life she now lives is absolutely inspirational! ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR LAKESIA COLLINS (D-5TH DISTRICT): https://www.lakesiacollins.com/about-lakesia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replakesiacollins/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sencollins5 Twitter: https://x.com/replcollins?s=21&t=kmZL4L6tzxw0NbAvw-l--w LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakesia-collins-383b551b8/ The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling, Explained: https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-illinois-supreme-court-cash-bail-ruling-explained Remembering Kalief Browder a Year After his Suicide and Why Rikers Island Should be Shut Down: https://innocenceproject.org/news/remembering-kalief-browder-year-suicide-rikers-island-shutdown/ Two Years After Kalief Browder’s Suicide, His Brother Recounts Horrifying Ordeal at Rikers: https://youtu.be/3VchmU5NP_U?si=uo47ORATFhwpGjMG FULL BODY FREQUENCY: watch via: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fullbodyfrequency listen via: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-body-frequency/id1103767628 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fullbodyfrequency Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4IG9pCh6tMZKkzodKrE8pz Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/full-body-frequency connect via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullbodyfrequency/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FULLBODYFREQUENCY/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FullBodyFre MASK UP WITH THE BEST: Be Healthy USA: https://behealthyusa.net/?ref=FullBodyF2025 Full Body Frequency is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.