Keisha Lance Bottoms won t seek re-election
Andrew Harnik/AP
FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6, 2021 she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the cityâs second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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ATLANTA, Ga. (WTXL) â Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will not seek reelection next year, telling supporters about her decision on a virtual meeting Thursday night.
Founder of Atlanta s Street Groomers remembered as a giant among men with a gentle heart
Remembering Haroun Shahid Wakil
Atlanta community activist Haroun Shahid Wakil has died, but his legacy of service will live on, his friends promise.
ATLANTA - Kevin Trice said Haroun Shahid Wakil used the lessons from his own troubled youth to save Trice and many others from a lifestyle that often leaves Black men in jail or in the grave. He let me know there was more to life than standing on the block selling drugs. He introduced me to Islam, got me to stop drinking and doing drugs, and even let me stay at his home to make sure I was doing the right thing, said Trice, as he stood on in front of the Chappell Road home where Wakil lived for the last several years.
Thorny situation as Fulton DA decides to probe Trump
22 Feb 2021
Tribune News Service
As newly-elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launches a wide-ranging investigation into possible election fraud by former President Donald Trump, some of her constituents worry that the nationally watched probe will distract her attention from pressing local issues such as crime and corruption.
Even some Fulton County residents and leaders who would love nothing more than to see Trump face criminal charges question whether it’s wise for the veteran prosecutor to dedicate the enormous time, energy and political capital required to bring charges against a former president.