Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms likens the close of her first year in office to a movie scene that became a meme: the actress Angela Bassett strutting away from a burning car.
“Have you all seen that meme of Angela Bassett?” Bottoms said Tuesday at the Atlanta Press Club. “That’s how I felt coming into 2019.”
Even before she became mayor, federal authorities were investigating corruption at City Hall. That investigation continued throughout her first year and is still ongoing. Five people have pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison including two high-ranking officials from the previous administration.
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