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 ...

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 ...

perhaps the former mayor’s biggest deal, that will reward the entire city and those who govern it in the future so long as they remain faithful to the democratic covenant that Shirley Clarke ...

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Former Mayor Shirley C. Franklin is being honored by the city of Atlanta. Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta’s first Black woman mayor, was celebrated with a street and park named in her honor.