Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a FAMU journalism grad, used a prime-time address at Thursday’s Democratic National Convention to honor the life and legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis.
“He walked gently amongst us — not as a distant icon, but as a God-fearing man, doing what he could do to fulfill the as-yet-unfulfilled promise of America,” she said. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would follow in Lewis’ tradition as leaders “who hold justice close to their hearts and believe that the lives of my four Black children matter.”
Bottoms’ address came shortly before Biden’s acceptance speech.
Bottoms was an early endorser of Biden's campaign for president. While others were with other candidates, Bottoms' support was steadfast and very vocal. Biden, it appears, has never forgotten that.