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 ...

The City of Atlanta has renamed Westside Reservoir Park and Central Avenue in honor of former Mayor Shirley Franklin, recognizing her contributions to the city. Franklin, Atlanta’s first female ...