District 9 council member, Dustin Hillis, also added, “We honor the legacy of a visionary leader, former Mayor Shirley Franklin, by renaming Westside Park to Shirley Clarke Franklin Park.

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin poses for a photograph inside her residence on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. When Franklin was elected mayor in 2001, she not only became the first Black woman to ...

Shirley Franklin Boulevard road work | How to get around . The City of Atlanta provided the following directions for drivers: For drivers heading eastbound on I-20, avoid Shirley C. Franklin Blvd ...

Driving the news: On Monday, the Atlanta City Council approved the renaming of Westside Reservoir Park and Central Avenue in ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin was the first Black woman to become a mayor of any major Southern city. Now she hopes Vice President Kamala Harris breaks another glass ceiling.

Former mayor Shirley Franklin honored. Former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin now has a street and a park named after her. Westside Resevoir Park and Central Avenue in Atlanta have been renamed in ...

Shirley Franklin, who served as Atlanta mayor from 2002 to 2010, said today's leaders should focus on preserving land to accommodate residents of all income levels as the city grows.

Mayor Shirley Franklin was interviewed about her career in politics. She was recently elected to a second term as mayor of Atlanta and has been called one of "America's Best Leaders" by [U.S. News ...

Indirect leadership is perhaps the most difficult to harness. But it can be done. Atlanta's mayor, Shirley Franklin, effectively used an indirect leadership strategy when she was determined to ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation on Monday to honor former Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin. The council unanimously approved two ordinances to recognize Atlanta's 58th mayor ...

Soon after Shirley Franklin won Atlanta’s mayoral race in 2001, she asked a team of consultants who had volunteered their time to scour the city’s financial books.

Shirley Franklin is the 58th mayor of Atlanta. She is also the first female mayor and the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major southern city. Her term ends in 2009. Franklin ...