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What you need to know about Malcolm Kenyatta, new Philadelphia State Representative

Malcolm Kenyatta [Photo: Courtesy]

The 181st District in Philadelphia, U.S.A has elected Malcolm Kenyatta as their new State Representative, making him the first openly gay man of color to win the seat.

The 27-year-old got the name Kenyatta from his grandfather Muhammad who changed his name from Donald Brooks Jackson in the early 70s in honour of Kenya's founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

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