If you aren’t familiar with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms yet, you will be soon.
This rising political figure is on track to become a household name and is making some major waves.
When some protests turned to rioting, Bottoms made an appeal to the city.
“And when I saw the murder of George Floyd, I hurt like a mother would hurt.”
She added, “This is not a protest.
This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. A protest has purpose… “My dad always believed in the best in me,” she toldGlamour.
“He was the one who always made me think that everything was possible.
And he would say, ‘Did you try, did you ask?
All they can do is tell you no.'”
Bottoms said that her father pushed her hard, but it was always with love.
“He believed that I could do it all,” she said.
“All I had to do was believe I could do it.
And he taught me that it was okay to fail.
But the real failure is if you didn’t try.
My father wasn’t a perfect man, but he loved me in this perfect way.”
“Cities and states don’t prepare for pandemics, generally speaking,” she said.
People are figuring it out.
What’s next for Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms?
Bottoms’ future political career looks promising.
That’s a big deal, and it’s a huge honor,” she toldVogue.
“I’m honored that my name is being mentioned.”
She may even run for president herself one day.
For now, though, she’s rooting for Biden in his bid for the job.
“He was an amazing vice president,” she said.
Bottoms is still figuring out her own next steps.
“I’ve been asking God to show me,” she toldGlamour.
“What I know is that when you don’t know, you just stay still.
And there’s so much work to be done here in Atlanta.”
