PALMETTO, Ga. - There will soon be a new mayor in the city of Palmetto. The town, which is 30 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, has a population of about 6,000 people who call the south Fulton ...

The restoration project for the African American Burial Grounds in Atlanta began after a ground-penetrating radar survey of the area, which contained more than 800 unmarked graves. The Burial ...

Black Mayors Of The U.S. Head To Atlanta For the 10th Annual African American Mayors Association Conference ... Atlanta’s Mayor Andre Dickens will host a slew of attendees, ...

ATLANTA - This week, Black mayors from across the country are gathering in Atlanta for the 10th Annual Conference of the African American Mayors Association. Among the attendees are New York Mayor ...

Palmetto, Georgia, a predominantly Black town of 6,0000 located just 30 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, has elected its first African-American female mayor, Teresa Thomas-Smith.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is attending the 10th annual African American Mayors Association Conference in Atlanta. "This is an invaluable opportunity to interact and share best practices ...

In 1970, Jackson became the first Black vice mayor in Atlanta’s history, and in 1973, he was the first-ever African American to be elected mayor. His legal and political achievements are ...

Charles C. Adams, American Subject of Maynard Jackson, American, 1938 - 2003 Description Chromogenic print mounted on foamcore of Maynard Jackson, the first elected African American mayor of Atlanta, ...

Jun. 13—GREENVILLE — The Georgia Historical Society recently dedicated a new Civil Rights Trail historical marker recognizing Richmond D. Hill, Georgia's first black mayor in partnership with ...

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) – A historic night for the City of LaGrange as the first African American Mayor was sworn in. Dr. Mayor Willie T. Edmondson chose the historic town square to host the his… ...