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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to give fall convocation at Candler

Keisha Lance Bottoms is the 60th mayor of Atlanta. Outgoing Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed endorsed her to succeed him as the city’s next mayor.
By Shelia Poole
Aug 9, 2018

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will deliver the fall convocation at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology on Aug. 30.

The event, which begins at 11:05 a.m., is closed to the public, but will be livestreamed.

The convocation in Cannon Chapel opens the 2018-2019 academic year.

 Related: Keisha Lance Bottoms: "I know I stand here on the prayers of generations"

An Atlanta native, Bottoms is the city’s 60th mayor and the second woman to hold that office.

She earned degrees  from Florida A&M University and Georgia State University’s College of Law. Prior to becoming mayor in January 2018, Bottoms served as a lawyer, judge, city councilmember, and executive director of the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority .

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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