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    RENAMING OLD NATIONAL

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    As we consider re-branding South Fulton, conversations have begun to rename streets like Old National & Stonewall Tell — names which celebrate the Confederacy, in which a majority of South Fulton's current citizens would have been slaves. 

    One popular suggestion is renaming Old National in honor of America's first Black President in an effort to attract minority-owned business to the area.

    Councilman khalid has been a proponent of names that reclaim the street name from its racist history while paying homage to African American history. 

    Keeping suffix National Highway honors the centuries-old African American tradition of naming Black-led organizations "National" (e.g. NAACP, NABJ, NUL, NACME) and gives a nod to the organic marketing of contemporary urban music artists whose popular songs brought "Old Nat," "The Nat" and "Nat Way" international recognition. 

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    New City Seal with Motto

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    Current City Seal
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    Proposed City Seal
    Though the City of South Fulton is 90 percent African American, 0 percent of current City Seal contains any reference to African or African American culture. Councilman khalid & Mayor Pro tem Mark Baker have proposed a revised City Seal with minor revisions.

    The bird & Acropolis – which take up the majority of space on both seal – are a reference the Greek roots of western democracy. However, historical research reveals that Greece's first philosophers studied at universities in Alexandria, Egypt. In the New Seal, Ankhs have been added to represent western democracy's true, African origins.
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    The City of South Fulton currently has no city motto. Dissatisfied with the way our community was being managed by County Commissioners who lived on the "other side of town," South Fulton's founders fought for cityhood to gain local control of our tax dollars & economic development — so we could determine our own destiny. In recognition of this founding principle of "self-determination," and South Fulton's 90 percent African American population, khalid & Baker chose the Swahili word Kujichagulia - which literally means "self-determination." 
    The Resolution calls for a gradual phasing out of the current City Seal to eliminate any financial impact to the City to replace the Seal.
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New City Name?

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​During a year-long process, which began before the City Council was sworn in, officials collected over 250 proposed names from South Fulton Residents. In Winter 2017, In 2017, South Fulton's City Council hired a marketing firms Vevo360 & firstClass Inc. to help select a new city name. The firm narrowed resident submissions to 20 finalists and held town halls to gather citizen feedback.

​At a Special Called meeting on November 13, 2017 South Fulton’s City Council voted on a new city name. 
During 3 rounds of voting, every member of City Council voted for the name Renaissance (see video). The name was vetoed the following month by the Mayor, and the new city continues to be known as South Fulton.  
History of City Re-Naming Process

    New City Name

    Some citizens have complained about the veto and keeping the name South Fulton. Please share your thoughts on renaming our city here. ​
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Reality Show for City of South Fulton Government?

The City of South Fulton's female-led Court System was featured on HBO's Vice series.
After garnering national attention for its female-led justice system, including a HBO Vice special, Hollywood has come calling to South Fulton. Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, Solicitor Ladawn Blackett Jones and Public Defender Viveca Powell have signed an exclusive deal with Good Caper Content, the crime reporting division of ITV America, for an unscripted docuseries about South Fulton's Municipal Court.  The series is currently in development, and producers are shopping for a television network to air the reality TV show. 

While some denounce the move, worried about negative depictions of African American women in reality TV, others are excited by the possibility of a show. "Even though we're making history as Georgia's fifth largest city, the same size as Atlanta, and the Blackest City in America, many of our own residents still haven't heard of our new city." explains Councilman khalid. "This could put us on the map, and offer a chance to educate the masses on the court system and South Fulton's approach to
restorative justice."  ​
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