Atlanta has a new City Council member, and her name is Eshé Collins. The 44-year-old civil rights attorney and veteran Atlanta Board of Education member is projected to defeat business owner Nicole Evans Jones in their post 3 at-large runoff race on Tuesday. Collins received more than 59% of the estimated 12,400 votes cast in […]
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Atlanta Lost Its Black Majority in 2020. Post 3 Candidates Discuss Solutions.
Battling gentrification was a key topic of discussion Tuesday night for the two runoff race candidates vying to fill Atlanta City Council’s Post 3 at-large vacancy, a race likely to impact affordability standards for Black Atlanta residents. Business owner Nicole Evans Jones, a former Atlanta Public Schools principal, and civil rights attorney Eshé Collins, who […]