Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta's first Black woman mayor, was celebrated with a street and park named in her honor. The Atlanta City Council shared the event on its YouTube page. Formerly part of ...

Former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin now has a street and a park named after her. Westside Resevoir Park and Central Avenue in Atlanta have been renamed in her honor. Posted March 28, 2025 6:33am EDT ...

Both Central Avenue and West Side Reservoir Park were renamed after Franklin. BREAKING: Sen. Cory Booker filibusters to ‘disrupt’ Senate because ‘our nation is in crisis’ Wayfair Is ...

“I nominate Councilwoman Shirley McKellar for mayor pro tem,” by District 2 Councilman Broderick McGee. After it was approved, McKellar moved to her new seat, the one next to Tyler Mayor Don Warre ...