Athens, Tennessee s first Black mayor and former city council member whose tenure spanned more than three decades died in his hometown where he was first elected to office in 1971.
The LGBTQ+ Pride Month display at the library in Athens, Tennessee, was taken down the day it was put up following calls by the town s mayor and vice mayor demanding its removal.
26 people addressed the City Council about an LGBTQ book display, which has since been taken down from the E.G. Fisher Public Library. The display included books like, Queer Heroes