FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Communications
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

August 17, 2023

Atlanta City Council Members to Host Leonard Tate Street Unveiling Ceremony   

WHO: Council member Liliana Bakhtiari

Council member Keisha Sean Waites

Council member Andrea L. Boone

Council member Amir Farokhi

Council member Michael Julian Bond

WHAT: Leonard Tate Street Unveiling Ceremony

WHEN: Tuesday, August 22 at 11:00 a.m.  

WHERE: Trinity Community Ministries, 21 Bell St. NE

BACKGROUND: Atlanta City Council members Liliana Bakhtiari and Keisha Sean Waites will honor community activist Leonard Tate on Tuesday, August 22 at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Community Ministries, 21 Bell St. NE. The unveiling ceremony will take place at the corner of Bell Street and Auburn Avenue.

Leonard Tate’s activism, commitment, and love for people aided him in becoming one of the founding members of the Georgia Black United Fund, Inc. The organization helps supports projects and programs that assist in building a self-sufficient economic infrastructure in African American communities and other underserved areas in the metro Atlanta area.

Tate accepted several roles throughout his career including serving on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, Atlanta NAACP, and Kalonji Brotherhood. His commitment to saving young men from homelessness and drug addiction led him to Trinity Community Ministries. Tate became the first Trinity Program Director and later played a vital role in acquiring a $500,000 HUD grant for Trinity to relocate to 21 Bell Street NE. Tate passed away in 2023 and will be laid to rest on August 21.  

About Atlanta City Council
The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Atlanta City Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the council’s consideration.

The Council is comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Doug Shipman; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Keisha Sean Waites.

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Office of Council Communications Contact: 

Zena Lewis
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