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

Dec. 5, 2025

Atlanta City Council Unveils Michael Langford Drive, SW, Native Son and Civil Rights Leader, Brother of the Late Senator Arthur Langford

WHO:  District 12 Council member Antonio Lewis

            District 10 Council member Andrea L. Boone

            District 4 Council member Jason Dozier    

WHAT: Michael Langford Drive, SW Street Unveiling Ceremony             

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, 10 a.m.

WHERE: St. Paul AME Church, 1540 Pryor Road, SW

BACKGROUND: Atlanta City Council members Antonio Lewis, Andrea L. Boone, and Jason Dozier join former District 12 Council member Derrick Boazman, former City of Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, and Georgia 5^th Congressional District Representative Nikema Williams as speakers in the Michael Langford Drive, SW Street Unveiling Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 1540 Pryor Road, SW.

Atlanta City Council introduced ordinance 25-O-1436 to rename a portion of Pryor Road, SW, and Pryor Street, SW, from Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, SW, to Lakewood Avenue, SW, as “Michael Langford Drive” in August. The ordinance was adopted by Atlanta City Council on Oct. 20, 2025.

Michael Langford, Sr., was born and raised in Atlanta and became a grassroots community advocate alongside his brother, Rev. Arthur Langford, Jr., leading him to working in political strategy, community organizing, nonprofit leadership, and public service. He spent eight years serving Atlanta as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs under Mayor Bill Campbell, assisting thousands of Atlanta residents navigate challenges in their community. He led search missions for the missing children as part of the Atlanta Child Murders Investigation and served on the Atlanta Children’s Memorial Taskforce in 2021.

Langford’s work extended beyond city government as the president of the United Youth Adult Conference, where he was a vocal advocate for equity and inclusion and an inspiring leader, as well as his service on the City of Atlanta’s Anti-Violence Advisory Council, which helped to increase awareness and engagement to empower the community to improve the lives of children and families, and Operation Take Back, empowering Atlanta neighborhoods reclaim safety and unity.

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 the 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 composed of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Doug Shipman; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Carden Wyckoff; 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: Eshé Collins 

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Office of Council Communications Contact:

Zena Lewis
zolewis@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6309

Bill Doughty
wdoughty@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6056 

Tiffanie Kelly
trkelly@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6014