Raphael Warnock, Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat representing Georgia, and former Mayor of Atlanta and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young are seen as early voting in ...

Young said Atlanta has been playing the long game ever since the Olympic flame was lit in '96. And in 2026, that will pay off with the ultimate goal as a World Cup host city.

Former UN ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young celebrates two unheralded Atlanta heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, Stoney and Shirley Cooks in an article for the AJC. He writes: Stoney ...

Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at a private patron party on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in advance of the National Jewish Health’s Forever Young black-tie gala to be held at Woodruff Arts Center ...

A TLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights icon Andrew Young continued his 93rd birthday celebration Thursday at Monday Night Garage.

As he turns 90, Andrew Young reflects on his life in Atlanta "The basis of democracy is the right to vote. And that’s what I’ve been doing ever since I’ve been back South to Atlanta." ...

Later, Young served a term as a U.S. House representative for Georgia's 5th District, including Atlanta, and as Atlanta's 55th mayor for two terms from 1982-90.

Lisa Young Alston, the second daughter of former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, died at the age of 67 after what her family called “a long struggle” with pancreatic cancer.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The daughter of Andrew Young, a former Atlanta mayor and prominent civil rights figure, has died, her family said on Saturday. Lisa Young Alston passed away on ...