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Shirley Franklin was elected the first African American woman mayor of a major southern city in 2002 and served two terms until 2009. During her eight years as mayor of Atlanta, she is best known for advocating for and tackling major government operations and ethics reform, launching the Atlanta Beltline, planning and executing over $5 billion in airport and water infrastructure improvement ...
11Alive Uninterrupted brings you in-depth conversations with influential thought leaders in Atlanta. We sat down with former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.-...
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19. Dez. 2009 · Shirley Clarke Franklin became Atlanta, Georgia’s first African American female mayor in 2001, as well as the first woman to be a mayor of a major southern city. Clarke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1945 to parents Eugene Haywood Clarke and Ruth Lyons Clarke. She attended public schools in Philadelphia.
9. März 2007 · In 2002, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin inherited a budget shortfall, a sewer system near collapse, and voters short on trust. When she cut city jobs, raised taxes, and spent millions fixing the ...
22. Juni 2023 · Shirley Franklin, 58th mayor of Atlanta The breakdown. Former Mayor Shirley Franklin grew up in a bipartisan household, watching debates between "Lincoln Republicans" and Democrats over the dinner table. Her greatest desire was to be a prima ballerina, and she says she still dances in her head. Her parents pushed her to attend Howard University ...
4. Feb. 2020 · Shirley Franklin never intended to run for office. Satisfied with her role as Atlanta’s director of cultural affairs, colleagues Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young encouraged her to run for the city’s highest office. After careful consideration, she entered the 2001 mayoral race and achieved history, becoming Atlanta’s first female mayor.
29. Apr. 2005 · Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin's Success Story Of the South's newly thriving cities, few have risen from the ashes of economic and political crisis as quickly as Atlanta — due in large part to ...
