Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Statement on Passing of Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell
Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
Monday, May 6th, 2019
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued the following statement.
“Commissioner Emma Darnell was a fierce advocate and her passion and concern for our communities will be greatly missed. She cultivated her leadership during a time when both her race and gender could have been a hinderance. But Commissioner Darnell challenged the status quo with a fierce determination to achieve equality for the people of Atlanta and Fulton County. Derek and I are thankful for the personal encouragement she has given us for many years and on behalf of the people of Atlanta, we are forever grateful for her courageous leadership.”
