Politics
Politics

Atlanta City Council considers naming street after deceased colleague

Dignitaries file passed a large portrait of Ivory Lee Young Jr. at the start of his funeral service in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on Morehouse College campus on Dec. 1, 2018. The four-term city councilman from west Atlanta, longtime architect, ordained minister and family man, died Nov. 16, 2018 from cancer at age 56.STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
Dignitaries file passed a large portrait of Ivory Lee Young Jr. at the start of his funeral service in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on Morehouse College campus on Dec. 1, 2018. The four-term city councilman from west Atlanta, longtime architect, ordained minister and family man, died Nov. 16, 2018 from cancer at age 56.STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
By Stephen Deere
Jan 10, 2020

Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown has introduced legislation that would rename a section of Griffin Street NW between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Jefferson Street after late City Councilman Ivory Lee Young.

Under the proposal, the public works department would install signs at each intersection identifying the street as Ivory Lee Young Jr. Way.

Young died in November, 2018 after undergoing treatment for cancer.

Brown won Young’s seat in a runoff election last year.

About the Author

Stephen Deere covers Atlanta City Hall and Atlanta government.

More Stories

Keep Reading

State Rep. Sharon Henderson, D-Covington, (shown speaking with cancer advocates during the 2025 Georgia Cancer Action Day, Feb. 4, 2025) was arrested Monday on charges of defrauding the federal government and making false statements. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

State lawmaker charged with unemployment fraud

Authorities say State Rep. Sharon Henderson, while a candidate for the Georgia House in 2020, applied for federal pandemic unemployment benefits under false pretenses.

Raffensperger sues to scrap fundraising laws he says favor Jones in governor’s race

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is challenging Georgia election laws he says give his Republican rival an advantage as they campaign for governor.

Firebrand state senator running for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat

State Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton, announced plans to seek the 14th District seat, although it wasn't clear whether he will run in a special election or in November.

The Latest

Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton, was banned from entering the Georgia House on March 14. House Speaker Jon Burns said the senator made "vile" remarks against David Ralston on the day the late speaker was being honored. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Credit: TNS

Firebrand state senator running for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat

Raffensperger sues to scrap fundraising laws he says favor Jones in governor’s race

Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress?

Featured

Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy

For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.

‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.

Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.

‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail

Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.