Atlanta Has A Mayor Named Keisha!
She had the support of the city of Atlanta behind her: Prior to becoming mayor, she was a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta. Bottoms announced she was running for mayor of Atlanta on October 25, 2016. She was among 12 candidates vying to succeed Mayor Kasim Reed, who endorsed Bottoms during the general election. She finished first in the general election on November 7, 2017, with 26 percent of the vote. Bottoms' father was R&B singer-songwriter Major Lance , an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern soul. Major Lance continued to tour until his death in 1994. Mayor Lance Bottoms was officially sworn in at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel on the Morehouse College campus. Her inauguration speech included a sprinkle of Black Girl Magic . " Only in Atlanta could a young girl name Keisha , who attende...