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Georgia Today; I m Steve Fennessy. Last week, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she will not seek a second term. For close observers of City Hall, it was a reminder of how quickly political fortunes there can rise and fall, especially when you consider that not even a year ago, Bottoms was seen as a possible running mate for President Joe Biden.
Keisha Lance Bottoms: In the same way that it was very clear to me almost five years ago that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else.
May 16, 2021
Representative Cori Bush spread the lie that police brutality in the U.S. is connected to Israel, a myth deemed a “blood libel” by those who have debunked the claim.
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
On Friday, radical Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush from Missouri tried to connect the death of a Palestinian-American in her district, who died from a heart attack, to “militarized police occupation” that she said was exported from Israel.
Bush’s speech represents a disgusting rhetorical sleight of hand in light of the fact that the Hamas terror group is currently firing rockets at Israeli towns and cities, killing innocent civilians, including a five-year-old boy.
Atlanta mayoral races broadens with 2 more candidates
More candidates have emerged in the broadening Atlanta mayoral race.
They are Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown.
The latter held a noon kickoff before one hundred supporters.
Atlanta City Council Member Antonio Brown announces he will run for mayor on May 14, 2021. (FOX 5)
Brown is a newcomer to the political field, having won a special election to council a couple of years ago.
He has established a reputation as a firebrand on the legislative body. And Brown is just fine raising eyebrows as he told his supporters he wants to reimagine how the city should operate.
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City Council member Antonio Brown asked voters to help him âreimagine Atlantaâ as he formally launched his campaign for mayor on Friday. (Photo by Matt Hennie)
Atlanta City Council member Antonio Brown formally announced his campaign for mayor on Friday, launching an effort that if successful would make him the cityâs first-ever LGBTQ leader.Â
But Brown, 36, faces a difficult path to the mayorâs office. He joins a growing field of candidates that bring deep ties and pockets to the race while staring down a federal indictment for fraud.
Brown â standing on the steps of City Hall and flanked by dozens of supporters â called on voters to help him âreimagine Atlanta.â
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Antonio Brown, the city of Atlanta’s first Black out LGBTQ city council member, is throwing his hat into the race to be the next Atlanta mayor.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Brown, 30, filed paperwork with the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission last Friday that would allow him to begin fundraising for a mayoral run. The city official is yet to formally announce his candidacy, but an announcement through his Committee to Reimagine Atlanta Together is expected to occur in the next few days.
Brown made history in 2019 by winning a special election to represent Atlanta’s third district on the Atlanta City Council, becoming the youngest and first Black out LGBTQ person to ever serve in that capacity. He quickly became an aggressive progressive voice within the city government, often clashing with current mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms while pushing for reforms in multiple sectors.