Atlanta City Council president under fire over committee chair assignments

Name: Atlanta City Council president under fire over committee chair assignments
Uploaded: 2023-01-02T21:41:23Z
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: Two African-American members of the Atlanta City Council have accused the council president, who is white, of trying to "turn back the clock" when it comes to selecting Blacks for key legislative roles. The two, who have raised concerns, are Black women. Starting Tuesday they will no longer chair council committees.

Two African-American members of the Atlanta City Council have accused the council president, who is white, of trying to "turn back the clock" when it comes to selecting Blacks for key legislative roles. The two, who have raised concerns, are Black women. Starting Tuesday they will no longer chair council committees.

Posted January 2, 2023 4:41pm EST