Wednesday was a historic day for Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois as the first ever Black trans woman was sworn in as commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
Brady-Davis said she will remember this moment for the rest of her life.Davis is the first Black trans woman in the history of the state appointed as a commissioner of a water reclamation district, a very specific honor and responsibility she does not carry lightly, especially after touring flooded homes on the West Side this week.
Dignitaries were on hand for the ceremony at the Center on Halsted, marking the significance of the occasion at a time when they said human rights are under attack. "We celebrate a trailblazer who is showing Black transgender youth all across this region, and who is in fact showing all youth across this region, just how much they are capable of and just how high they can soar," said Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton.
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