There is a Vincent Fort in almost every state that has a sizable urban and minority population – or there should be. Fort, a longtime former Georgia state senator, is 68 and suffering from late-stage cancer. Outside of progressive circles he may not be that well known, but in his hospital room recently he was taking calls from the likes of U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Jon Ossoff. Earlier this month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the City Council honored Fort in an hour-and-a-half ceremony.