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
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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:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/FullBodyFre
MASK UP WITH THE BEST:
Be Healthy USA: https://behealthyusa.net/?ref=FullBodyF2025
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FBF Plus-Size News Spotlight: BMI, FAA to Weigh Passengers, and Fat Liberation Month
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FBF Plus-Size News Spotlight: BMI, FAA to Weigh Passengers, and Fat Liberation Month
I’m Laura Rice, and this is another Plus-Size News Spotlight.
We end the week with the good, the bad, and the suspect. But in the words of Missy Elliot, let’s flip it and reverse it.
The Bad: Body Mass Index or BMI.
Is B.M.I. a Scam?: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/style/is-bmi-a-scam.html
Busting Myths on Health and Weight: https://lindobacon.com/videos/busting-myths-health-weight/
Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439
Although it has been touted as a reliable indicator of health, yet again, a number of health experts have countered and said that BMI is scientifically unsound, unreliable, unrealistic, and based on the white male body.
The Suspect: the Federal Aviation Administration may require some passengers to be weighed before boarding US air carriers. Passengers may refuse.
Airlines weighing passengers before a flight? The FAA says most probably won’t do that: https://www.fastcompany.com/90638076/airlines-weighing-passengers-before-a-flight-the-faa-says-most-probably-wont-do-that
The Good!
The First Annual Fat Liberation Month
How Are You Celebrating NAAFA’s First Annual Fat Liberation Month?!: https://thecurvyfashionista.com/naafa-fat-liberation-month/
We join the National Association of Fat Acceptance or NAAFA in celebrating the first annual Fat Liberation month. In a recent article published by The Curvy Fashionista, “After months of being home and hearing fatphobic messages, it’s time to start celebrating our legacy, bodies, and freedom.”
In this spirit, we disregard BMI measurements, refuse to be weighed before boarding planes, but we get out in these streets and live our best, healthy lives!
With that, don’t forget to like and subscribe to Full Body Frequency. Stay tuned for more.
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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
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