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Keisha lance bottoms speech. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms implores protesters to go home. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms talks about the speech she made in regard to the atlanta protests against police violence and shares her thoughts on 21st century policing. Keisha lance bottoms born january 18 1970 is an american politician and lawyer who is the 60th and current mayor of atlanta georgia she was elected mayor in 2017 prior to becoming mayor she was a member of the atlanta city council representing part of southwest atlanta. In response to the unrest mayor keisha lance bottoms gave an impassioned speech in which she fought back tears while speaking about her own personal reaction to floyd s death her 18 year old.
Keisha lance bottoms wasn t one of the 28 democratic candidates who ran for the presidential nomination this year. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms delivers an emotional speech addressing the unrest in the city over the death of. As demonstrations turned violent in atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms delivered an impassioned speech urging protesters to go home friday night. Killer mike s emotional speech at atlanta mayor s press conference may 29 2020 duration.
Bottoms began by explaining that her heart had broken when she saw the viral video of george floyd s death in police custody but that as a mother and as a leader she still had to respond to protests that were turning violent. Democratic atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms chastised rioters in her city in an emotional speech friday calling for peace. Mayor keisha lance bottoms delivers emotional speech on unrest in atlanta. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms delivers an emotional speech addressing the unrest in the city over the death of.
But in the last week she has become the party s most important voice.