Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been an outspoken critic of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to re-open many businesses around the state on Friday April 24. Now, she’s being attacked for it.
The mayor revealed that she was called a racial epithet from an anonymous source that has her phone number. Lance Bottoms recently showed a picture of a text message she received, which says: “Nigger, Just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA!”
Atlanta Mayor Receives Threatening Message About Re-Opening Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The message was sent from an address that reads: “ReOpen@Georgia.gov.”
What made matters worse is that Lance Bottoms said she was not alone when she received the text message.
“With my daughter looking over my shoulder, I received this message on my phone. I pray for you,” she posted on social media.
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She also shared this quote attributed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.”: ““Conscientious stupidity or sincere ignorance.”
Lance Bottoms says while she and the governor have a great working relationship, she was not consulted on his plan to re-open part of the state’s economy while the coronavirus pandemic continues to take lives.
The mayor has created an advisory panel to help her decipher when to re-open Atlanta, although state law issued by Kemp supersedes anything she can enact. But that fact isn’t going to stop her.
“Reopening the city must be executed in a cautious manner that is best suited for Atlanta,” said Mayor Bottoms in a written statement. “The Advisory Council will provide the necessary input and buy-in from Atlanta stakeholders to outline a safe and thoughtful framework to get our economy back on track without endangering public health.”
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