Last week, city officials and others celebrated Shirley Clarke Franklin’s more than 30 years of public service to Atlanta in ceremonies that renamed part of Central Avenue and the city’s new Westside ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin received a lasting tribute to her legacy this week as the city renamed both a major ...

Franklin, 79, now joins the pantheon of former Atlanta mayors who have gained landmark status, like William B. Hartsfield, Ivan Allen Jr., Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young, who have monuments and ...

Former Mayor Shirley C. Franklin is being honored by the city of Atlanta. Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta’s first Black woman mayor, was celebrated with a street and park named in her honor.

Shirley Elizabeth Franklin, a beacon of love and kindness, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, in Salisbury, MD, at the age of 86. Born on August 26, 1938, in Richmond, VA, Shirley grew up in ...

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

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin was honored with a street sign and park on Thursday. A portion of Central Avenue ...

City officials are renaming Westside Reservoir Park to Shirley Clarke Franklin Park. The 280-acre park opened in 2021 in the Grove Park neighborhood at the former Bellwood Quarry site, which the ...

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