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Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms Names Transition Co-Chairs to Lead Georgia’s Promise

By Elise Durham Leaders from across various sectors will guide the search for those who will serve Georgians in the new administration. Atlanta, Georgia – November 6, 2026 – Today, Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms announced ten transition co-chairs to lead Georgia’s Promise, the official transition team that will prepare her...

 Keisha Lance Bottoms Voted the First Black Female Governor of Georgia and of any state in the United States.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia Governor Seat, First Black Female Governor of Georgia

Georgia Turns Blue as Democrats Flip Several Seats Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first Black female governor and first Black female governor of any state in the United States. Lance Bottoms is former mayor of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, 2018 - 2022. She also served as senior advisor to the President of the United States...

 Atlanta Public Schools (APS), UGA, GT Integration History. From the Archives of The Atlanta Inquirer newspaper, Atlanta, Georgia.

From The Atlanta Inquirer Vault of Archives - Integration of Atlanta Public Schools (APS), UGA and GT

Reprinted from the December 2, 1961 issue of The Atlanta Inquirer newspaper:Schools Desegregate!Henry Woodfin Grady High School • Joseph Emerson Brown High School • Joseph Charlie Murphy [Jr.] High School • Northside High SchoolReprinted from the December 9, 1961 issue of The Atlanta...

 Three of the Class of 1964 Celebration Committee Members are Jesse Jenkins (Luther Judson Price High School), Barbara Clark Harris (David T. Howard High School and William Anderson Bass High School) and Archie Stanley (Booker T. Washington High School); Committee members for this special Class of 1964 80th Birthday Event and Celebration include: Jesse Jenkins (Price High); Barbara Clark Harris (Howard High and Bass High); Louise Copeland Dobbins (Harper High); Sandra Davis Maddox (Howard High); Larry Dodson (Turner High); Brenda Easley Swinney (Price High); Archie Stanley (Washington High); James R. Terry (Washington High); Ray Whitaker (Carver High); and Charlotte J. White (Turner High). Photos By John B. Smith, Jr.

APS Class of 1964 Celebrates 80th Birthdays, Integration, Final Class of Segregation in Atlanta

80th birthday celebration for alumni will be November 14, 2026 at the Sonesta Hotel from 1 pm to 5 pm A group of alumni from some of the Class of 1964 schools of Atlanta gather to celebrate integration and the final graduating class of fully segregated schools in Atlanta, Georgia, as the alumni celebrates their 80th birthdays. The alumni are ...

 Kerry Washington and Keisha Lance Bottoms, Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia Governor, By Lashley

Keisha Lance Bottoms Meets with the Community

KeishaForGovernor.com October 21, 2026 – Atlanta, Georgia – The Keisha for Governor campaign held a community support town hall at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, drawing a packed audience. The event featured a conversation with Keisha Lance Bottoms and special guest, actress Kerry Washington. Opening remarks were delivered by...

 Collage of top of The Atlanta Inquirer 1960-11-28 Front Page, and Foot Soldiers By Dr. Georgianne Thomas

Atlanta Student Movement: 66 Years After The Historic October 19, 1960 Demonstrations

By Dr. Georgianne Thomas (Civil Rights Activist, Creator and Co-Executive Producer) and Reverend Alvelyn Sanders Swafford (Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Producer) Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964 Honors the Young Women Who Helped Carry the Movement — New Interdisciplinary Academic Book Coming Soon Atlanta, Georgia – The Atlanta...
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